Royal Botanical Gardens

Playing hooky

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February 6th 2007
Guess who called in "sick" today... for the first time in 4 years! To what do I owe this honour?!? My vacation aura must be rubbing off on my host. No sooner than the alarm clock went off than someone (who shall remain nameless) was on the phone to work. Cough, cough, sniff, sniff... Had a very leisurely morning. Dave made me breakfast (again, falling off me chair), had a chat with Carl, ... 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