daredevils

Sydney day 1

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March 18th 2007
Got up having had an excellent sleep. Went straight down stairs and waited for Will to arrive from the other hostel. Spent some time on the internet while waiting. It was still grey and miserable, but dry. We decided to walk up and check out the Sydney harbour (bridge, Opera House ect.) Walking through Sydney I realised it was nice to be in proper city, dirty, smelly, construction works ev ... 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