Pat and Connie

Sydney Day 2

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March 13th 2012
Before we left home we had arranged with a friend of one of Pat’s former co-workers to meet her for tea in Sydney. Since she lives near the Sydney Zoo, we planned to visit there first. Since we now understood the lay of the land a bit better, we figured we could also visit the Opera House before taking the Ferry over to the Zoo. So after a nice English breakfast (love those baked tomatoes, mushr ... 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