Kelly and I

Sad to leave Sydney

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February 11th 2010
This morning I checked out of Wake Up! Sydney hostel but didn’t have to leave right away since I won’t have to catch my bus until tonight. This gave me the better part of the day to see a few more sights. And joining me today was Kelly, a friend of mine from New York who is now back in Sydney. We agreed to meet up at Milsons Point, just across the Harbour Bridge from Circular Quay. I caught t ... read more

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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