Coney Island

Meandering Sydney

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December 24th 2006
23/12/06 Luna Park Bypassing the craziness of bustling Christmas streets, we wandered through the Chinese Garden and then dodged the shoppers on George Street and Pitt Street Mall. As dusk came we arrived at Circular Quay for a $10, 4 minute Harbour Crossing to Millsons Point and the night time lights of Luna Park. We rode the Wild Mouse and the Ferris Wheel and dropped some wooden balls in the ... 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