Melbourne CBD from Botanical Gardens

Melbourne - Friends reunited

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February 20th 2013
From Melbourne Airport we took the Skybus to Southern Cross Station. We had super views of the Melbourne City Business District. We met our friends Chris and Martyn who we had not seen for around 30 years. It was great to catch up with lost time and stay with them in their apartment. We visited St Kilda and Brighton where we walked on the beach as the sun set. There were many brightly painted b ... read more

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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