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Sydney

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February 22nd 2015
Hi, just waiting for our plane back to Melbourne, so thought I would blog a bit more. After the bridge climb and a beer to get over it, we were given a free ticket to climb one of the pylons at the end of the bridge, so up 200 steps we go, thought this was a doddle compared to that bridge, but this was indoors. Anyhow we read all about the history of the pylons and about the bridge, basically they ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » The Rocks

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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