Enjoying the View After Lunch

Fascinating Zoo and Mountains

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March 10th 2016
Geo: -33.8671, 151.207With all the time zone changes we have had, I haven't been able to keep up completely and now wake up too early. I was up around 4 a.m. and looked out the window to see the lights of Sydney right outside. I stepped out on the balcony to watch for a little while, and the Sydney Harbour Bridge came into view. It was mostly dark with only a couple of lights at 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