From: dwayne (dwayne@pobox.com)
Date: Fri Feb 14 2003 - 05:27:25 MST
> avatar wrote:
>
> I stood ten rows back from the speaker’s stage. The stage was set in
> the midst of the huge ultra-modern public square that now lies at the
> heart of Melbourne, Federation Square, Australia’s monument to 100
> years of nationhood, newly completed. It forms the living centre of
> this city of over 3 million, equal to Berlin in size.
It's actually about the same size as Bosnia (possibly larger by now,
it's been about 4 years since I last compared the two). The population
might be equal to Berlin. ACtually, Melbourne might be the same size as
Berlin, but I do know it is almost exactly the same size and shape as
Bosnia.
Dwayne
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