Conservatory - Fitzroy Gardens

Melbourne

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June 26th 2010
Melbourne Getaway - spent a few days in melbourne until the taxi drivers got the better of me. I got abused by one driver who shook his head and suggested I should have walked instead. I asked another driver to take me to fitzroy gardens, and he didnt know where it was. When I mentioned captains cook cottage he had no idea what i was talking about (its about 800m from the CBD). we asked him to ... 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