Round the corner from the Opera House

Oh I do like to be a Sydneysider

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June 17th 2010
On the plane from Christchurch we sighted land, Australia! Were we really going to be in Sydney, home of the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, and more importantly tv's 'Bondi Surf Rescue'? All of a sudden it all seemed absurdly fantastic. How on earth did we manage to get here? And would I be able to get that song by the Manic Street Preachers out of my head? We chose to stay in Glebe liking the so ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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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