Koala cuddle with Orinocco

Day 40: Exploring a little more of Brisbane

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January 18th 2013
A couple of the historical buildings in Brisbane were shut for renovation (City Hall and the Museum of Brisbane), so we headed down to the botanical gardens - we seem to find ourselves in these in every city! James had to head off to collect the campervan so I continued through the gardens and walked down towards the south bank park and beach (a fake one, full of (real) children). I continued my w ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane

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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