The Rail

Australia

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April 6th 2012
We slept in a bit and headed to breakfast at the Vibe. We were an hour late to breakfast because the hotel and the entire city was operating on holiday hours because of Good Friday. Thankfully, our hotel was flexible and we had a made to order breakfast. We ate and headed to the zoo by ferry. Taronga Zoo is quite hilly and to get to the zoo, one typically takes a skyrail to the top. Once y ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Kings Cross

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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