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Originally a penal colony for convicts, Sydney was declared a British colony during the late 18th century. Due to a gold rush in the mid-19th century, laborers poured into Australia from around the world and the population of the town grew dramatically. The city of Sidney is now one of Oceania's leading financial hubs. In this episode we begin with a stroll through the city area with its skyscrapers and end it in the rowhouse neighborhood of Paddington.
Kobe is one of the busiest international trading ports in Japan. A hub for trade with China and other countries for hundreds of years, the city has incorporated its ties with foreign cultures into modern Kobe. Despite of a disastrous earthquake in 1995, it has rebounded and has recovered impressively. In this episode, we stroll around Kobe streets.
Surrounded by the ocean on 3 sides, Helsinki, Finland's capital, is a hub port for marine routes in the Baltic Sea. For over 750 years from the 12th century to the 20th century, Finland was controlled by Sweden and then Russia. Finland gained its independence in 1917. During World War II, Finland allied with Germany to stand against the Soviet Union and suffered defeat, incurring a huge settlement cost. Though a dark period of poverty followed, the country was able to overcome all difficulties. Now seen as the perfect sized city, Helsinki is loved for being convenient and easy to live in.
