Frank in Hyde Park

Day 3 - Sydney

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November 5th 2008
Okay, so it is Wednesday here and the Election was just wrapping up. After getting a laptop replaced at the Apple store today, we spent some time watching the election results. We celebrated the announcement of Obama as the President-elect in our hotel and then set out to explore more of the city… We took a stroll through the Botanical Gardens on our way up to the Surrey Hills neighborhood. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Surrey Hills

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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