Long-knecked turtle

First Impressions of Perth

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December 10th 2012
On my third day in Australia we decided to travel (the very short distance) from the suburbs to Perth. We walked along the two main shopping streets – Hay and Murray Street– and had lunch at the Aviary which is a bar/restaurant which overlooks the rest of the city. You have the option of either eating in the ‘Nest’ which is like a rooftop bar or in the ‘Birdcage’ restaurant below insid ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth

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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