SYDNEY, Australia: The Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge
Posted by: kirsty_wilson in Australasia, tags: Architecture, Beaches, New South Wales, Outdoor Activities, Travel TipsWhere is Sydney?
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Sydney is an incredible place. There’s nothing quite like Sydney anywhere on Earth. It’s also a great place to live, and the lifestyle is the true Australian lifestyle, the real deal. Sydneysiders love the place as a big, sprawling, beautiful place with a lot of charm, and endless things to do and see. This isn’t like the mega cities of the northern hemisphere, or American cities with their huge populations. It’s a city of about 4 million people, spread over an area of about 50 x 50 miles. It’s a beach city, a bush city, and an international city. Grab some travel insurance and come and check it out.
Sydney as a place to live
Everyone has their favorite places in Sydney. This is a very diverse city, with cultures from all over the world. Sydney picks things up very quickly, and if you want to find anything from anywhere, particularly China, you can just stroll down to Chinatown. These are cultural assets, and most Australians have rapidly developed a real taste for the cosmopolitan side of Sydney.
The famous places in Sydney are places where people live and love. In the city itself, you can see a huge range of human situations which can make you laugh like a horse. Sydney is a hedonistic place, and the combination of the climate, the social environment and a fairly typical Australian liking for the best of the good life does the rest.
Sydney is the New York of Australia, its biggest, oldest city, and a combination of the Australian cultural traditions and the huge energies of a big city with its own inner life is unique. Every region is rather houseproud, and prefers its area to the other areas.
The regions are like worlds. Exploring Sydney, you could be forgiven for thinking that you were travelling around the world, seeing a range of people from literally everywhere on Earth. If you want Tibetan food, African music, or German beer, you’ll find it. The different areas of Sydney all have their own natures:
The Northern Beaches: The coastal north, expensive but beautiful.
The North Shore: The older northern suburbs. The “silvertails” according to the rest of Sydney.
The City: The CBD is the place where it all converges, several miles of a strange menagerie of architecture from the ultra modern to the almost colonial. Includes Chinatown, Darling Harbour, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Opera House, and Australia’s best and arguably most eclectic shopping.
Darlinghurst and Paddington: The Oxford Street scene, famous for the Gay Mardi Gras.
Eastern Sydney: A wealthy older zone, with beautiful homes and many famous Australian places.
Bondi: The famous beach area, and a great example of the endless Australian fascination with being on the water.
The South: The southern beaches area, a distinct region with a beach and surfing culture of its own.
The Inner West: The trendy zone, also the student area, a fun place by any standards.
The South West and West: A big inland part of the city, from the incredible Blue Mountains to the multicultural south western suburbs.
All these areas have their own special places. Take your time, get some cheap travel insurance online, and have fun!
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One Great Reason to Visit Sydney
One great reason to visit this travel destination is most certainly to view its claim to fame, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House.
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