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Sydney

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February 18th 2015
G'day everyone, well had a lovely day on a boat, (we're looking very pink !), we decided to take the ecohopper from Circular Quay and go over to Fort Denison. It is right by the Opera House in the Ocean, so hopped off there and felt we were marooned on an island, the city seemed so close, like Alcatraz, for anyone that has been there. Decided to book onto the tower tour, as we could walk round the ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Manly

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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