Last Day in Australia, The Botanical Gardens and a Ballet at the Opera House
January 28th 2009 24th November 2008
Pete headed off to work at approx 7:30 am. With our last full day in Australia upon us we didn’t want to waste anytime, we showered and went in search of coffee and food.
After breakfast and feeding of the birds we headed to the ferry terminal. We came across three Aborigines busking by the terminal, all painted up and making the most of the tourists which were flocking ar
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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 
