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Melbourne Long Weekend

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August 14th 2010
We went to Melbourne for a long weekend (Friday to Monday)and to meet a friend from England which was really nice. After having met up with Jamie, we did a few "touristy" things - saw a few sights & sounds of Melbourne and had a nice dinner and drinks. The following day, we caught the free city circle tram and jumped on and off at various places. There were some beautiful buildings to see, a nice ... 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