The Conservatory dedicated to Monet

Literally a flying visit to Melbourne....

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September 10th 2009
When I say I had a flying visit to Melbourne I literally mean it as unfortunately I only spent 5 hours there. Having had a reasonable amount of sleep on the overnight bus we arrived in Melbourne at 7am. I checked my bags into a secure locker and then went in search of breakfast. Breakfast demolished, a paper read and a coffee later I headed out to the Fitzroy Park. Unfortunately it was sti ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

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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