Got out of the airport

Arrival in Sydney

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July 2nd 2009
We are finally here! The 14 hour flight from Dubai to Sydney was too long. They did have some good games and movies though. We had three meals on the plane and they came on trays sealed in plastic containers. When we got to Sydney we couldn't get off the plane because a passenger had to have an ambulance crew come and help them. We took a taxi to the Old Sydney hotel which is where we are ... 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