NYE 08 - Sydney

NYE 08 - Sydney Style

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January 2nd 2009
We spent a very sunny and hot morning at Taronga Zoo which was a short ferry ride from Circular Quay. The Zoo was busy and a lot of the animals were probable a bit too hot to show their faces too and it was a bit like spot the animal at times!! but we did see some more Koalas and Kangaroos. You start your visit to the Zoo by going up in a cable car and you get a good overview of the whole of the Z ... 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