Sydney Opera House

Australia

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February 19th 2010
We cruised into Sydney Harbor on a beautiful Saturday morning (Feb. 6th) … oh, wait a minute … it’s pouring down rain once again. Many on board our ship claim that Sydney is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, especially by cruise ship. Two years in a row, we’ve hit the gray rainy weather so I can’t make that judgment yet. Even in the rain, you can tell it is a clean and be ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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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