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December 12th 2008
Day 2: Surprisingly, no jetlag to report after our first night of sleep. We both woke up around 4am but were able to go back to bed until about 9, when we awoke absolutely starving. After a quick breakfast we set out to see the city on the City Sightseer bus tour. The tour took us to the highlights of Sydney and also allowed us to get out to see Bondi Beach. Unfortunately, it was a cold and w ... read more

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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