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The
city of Sydney is located
on Australia’s southeastern
coast. Sydney is the country’s
largest city and with it’s
magnificent harbor and strategic
position it is also one of
the most important ports in
the South Pacific. The British
established Sydney in 1842.
Sydney is the capital city
of Australia. Sydney now attracts
the majority of Australia’s
immigrants and the city’s
predominantly Anglo-Irish
heritage. The land is both
flat and dry. Vast plains
can be seen for miles and
miles.
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It
is said that one can travel for thousands
of miles between cities. The climate
is arid. Over two thirds of the continent
receives less than 20 inches of rain
per year. Plant and animal life is
abundant because of the climate, the
topography, and the soil. Sydney is
a place of beauty and adventure. It
is the center for international tourism.
Lavish hotels and restaurants are
found throughout the city. The cuisine,
with emphases on seafood, is superb
and golf is the national pastime,
other than drinking beer. It is the
home of many museums, art galleries,
and the famous opera house. No matter
who you are or where you are from
Sydney, the Gateway to The Land Down
Under, is the place to visit. Sexy,
sultry Sydney is a gold-medal city
that glitters with sun-drenched attitude
and seduces with beaches and bodies
beautiful. Her Olympic-sized heart
charmed the socks off the world during
the 2000 Games and continues to beat
with passion and pride. She is Australia's
premier city, the oldest settlement
in Australia, the economic powerhouse
of the nation and the country's capital
in everything but name. Built on the
shores of stunning Port Jackson, you
would have to die and go to heaven
before you see a more spectacular
setting for a city. It's a vital,
self-regarding metropolis, exuding
both a devil-may-care urbanity and
a slavish obsession with global fads.
The Sydney area was originally the
ancestral home of the Eora tribe,
and evidence of its original Aboriginal
inhabitants survives in some 2000
rock engravings and suburb names.
Skyscrapers in the Central Business
District (CBD) vie for dominance and
harbour views, but the city's relentlessness
is softened by shady Hyde Park and
The Domain parkland to the east. Kings
Cross is the city's budget accommodation
centre and has a well-developed travellers
grapevine. The less stressful alternatives
are Glebe, Bondi Beach and Manly.
The international hotels are concentrated
in the city and the Rocks. The best
nightlife is centered on Oxford St
and in Kings Cross.
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There
are heaps of good restaurants
in Darlinghurst, Kings Cross,
Paddington and Glebe, and a
few around Circular Quay. For
cafes, try Oxford and Victoria
Sts in Darlinghurst, Stanley
St in East Sydney, King St in
Newtown or Norton St in Leichhardt.
Sydney's theatres are scattered
around the edge of the CBD,
the Opera House is on the edge
of Circular Quay, the mainstream
cinema complexes are on the
neon strip of George St.
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