Southern Star

Me at the Southern Star observation wheel, trying to see some of the touristy things in Melbourne before going off and seeing the rest of the world. This is about one month after it opened and one week before it was closed indefinitely after breaking during an extreme heat wave.

preparation

February 3rd 2009
OK, I woke up at 04:20, which is too early to go to work and too late to go back to sleep, so I thought I'd try writing my first real blog entry. Unfortunately my USB cable for my camera is packed away deep in some box, so I can't upload any photos of Melbourne in here at the moment. I guess I didn't realise how much stress and hassle the last week would be. As well as trying to finish off al ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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

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