The Eureka Skydeck

A few days in Melbourne

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June 5th 2010
From Tasmania i returned to Kate's halls to collect my bag and head into Melbourne to do some sightseeing around the city. Its a really nice city with a few skyscrapers and a big grid design that makes it easy to navigate. Its home to a number of stadia for cricket, rugby league and Aussie Rules Football (AFL) which i'll talk about later. The Yarra river runs through it alongside the botanical gar ... 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