Sydney 4

Sydney Harbor, Australia

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February 20th 2009
Dear Doolittle/Martins and Sarah Merriwether: As you can see from the photos, we are in Sydney, Australia, one of our favorite places in the world. This is our 4th visit to Australia and we would come more often if it weren't so far from Naples. We are docked directly across the water from the Sydney Opera House, the building that looks like some white tents and is recognized the world over ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Sydney Harbour

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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