Federation Square

Melbourne day 1

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March 21st 2007
first things first I got up got ready and quickly went out to find a bank. As I was walking up twards the centre, my first impressions of down town Melbourne (in comparisson to its arch rival Sydney) was its a lot spaceous, easier to get around and the avenues have trees! Found a bank one street away from the law courts (very modern building, high consentration of lawyers wondering around s ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » City Centre

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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