The Sydney Experience

By Author: Bonny Kominek
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Good looking and with brains? There are only a handful of cities around the world whose positioning is truly inspiring. Along with Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town and Venice, Sydney is one of these too good to be true places that combines beauty and intelligence.

The south side of the Parramatta River is where you will find Sydney''s main centred around Darling Harbour and Circular Quay. Southern and northern Sydney are linked by the spectacular feat of engineering that is Sydney Harbour Bridge. The city extends out to Manly on the north side and down to Botany Bay in the south and Bondi and Coogee to the east.

There are headlands, points, sheer cliffs, forests, rivers and oceans all mingle with magnificent man-made structures such as the Opera House, and chic boutiques of Paddington and the picturesque early 20th century architecture in gentrified Surry Hills and Redfern. Sydney is a sight for soar eyes.

So that''s the beauty side, on the intelligence side it has trendy, owner-owned art galleries in Paddington and Surry Hills and for big deal art, there is the Museum of Contemporary Art, on The Rocks, which is ...
... often described as the museum of the Asia Pacific region.

Elsewhere, the Art Gallery of New South Wales is one of the best museums and art galleries in Australia, let alone Sydney. Inside traditional Australian art mixes with contemporary pieces from Europe and Asia.

Relax with a cocktail and Michelin-star worthy food and soak up the atmosphere of Circular Quay. From here, follow the most-touristy walk in Sydney past the Rocks and its colonial history, under the Harbour Bridge and bask in the sight of the Opera House as it suddenly comes into view.

Soak up the atmosphere, drink a cocktail and eat Michelin-worthy food in Circular Quay. Walking from Circular Quay and Darling Harbour to the Opera House, may be rather touristy but it is no wonder why. You start off walking past the glitz and glamour of Sydney''s modern quay-side development, past the Rocks with its colonial history and under the Harbour Bridge before your eyes feast on a world-class view of the Opera House.

Once you have exhausted all the main attractions and landmarks, you can spend the rest of your holiday baking on the beach, browsing the shops and dancing in the clubs. You will find, like many others before you, that Sydney is hard to leave and as soon as you get home you will be saving up to go back. #Pen name# is a freelance travel journalist with over 15 years experience in the travel industry. They recommend DialAFlight for flight to Sydney.