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Grant and Rae's Oz Trip Feb/Mar 2014

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March 16th 2014
It was a bit noisy last night! Went to mass in St. Stephen's.......and got chosen to take the bread and wine up! Interestingly, the readings were about the journey of Abraham. Took some pics in Anzac Square where the War Memorial is (pic 1) before coming back for breakfast. We took the bus up to the Brisbane Botanic Gardens ( as opposed to the City ones) near Mount Coot-tha (pics 2, 3 ... 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