View from the Shrine of Remembrance back to the City

Australia Rules

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April 25th 2005
New Zealand was then. Melbourne is now. Its great to be in a city again. The 4 million people here from what I can see spend their time in cafes, bars or at footy games. I have done my best to fit in. The cafe culture is huge. Which is lucky as my capacity for drinking 'long black' coffees is similarly sized. Chic cafes line narrow streets manned by trendy staff with will pointy, gelled h ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more