In front of the Opera House

G'Day from Sydney!

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August 30th 2009
G'DAY! WE MADE IT!!! We are here in lovely Sydney and have already had an action packed day. The flight was great. It was a very quick 14 hours (seriously). We boarded at 11:45pm and dinner was served around 12:30am, which was weird and late, but delicious. We looked at the time after and realized it was 5:30pm Sydney time, so they were trying to get us on the time zone. After watching two ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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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