Harbour Bridge

G'day from Sydney

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June 16th 2006
A whirlwind 48 hours in Sydney started off with arrival into Sydney at 6:30am and an immigration/customs line like I've NEVER seen before! Took roughly an hour and 1/2 to get through this (and to declare my snacks, fortunately none of which needed to be taken)! Robyn met me and off went to her house just outside of Sydney for a quick freshening up shower and back into Sydney to start my day! Star ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Surrey Hills

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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