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River Walk

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February 24th 2011
We got up at about 06:40 and had some breakfast. We then spent the morning relaxing and watching the boats go past on the river outside. We saw the resident kookaburra on the balcony opposite, but he didn't want to come and say hello to us. At about 10:30, we packed a picnic lunch for ourselves and headed off towards the city. We walked all the way along Southbank, looking at the flood dam ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane » Kangaroo Point

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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