Sydney (Australia) > Reviews > Simply Sydney

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Advantages:	A nice city with too many things to visit and see
Disadvantages:	None

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

It is one of the best if not the best capital cities in the world, I know its not Australia’s capital, but it is the capital of the territory. Definitely the way to get round is to use the public transport as the trains, buses and ferries are very cheap and can get you to most places in Sydney within minutes. If you can afford it take a coach tour around Sydney, they only take 3 to 4 hours and you get a flavour of the area, useful if you haven’t got a car.
Places to visit have got to include the following: -
The opera house, which even if you don’t go there to see a show it is one of those things that is recognised the world over as Australian.
The harbour bridge, for those who haven’t got a car and are on the Sydney side of the bridge there is a set of steps from the Rocks area up to the bridge deck itself. From here you can see the opera house and the whole of the Harbour and Rocks area.
You want the best view of Sydney then you have to pay for it. Travel up the Centrepoint (AMP) Tower you can get in free if you have a meal in the restaurant (not for those on a budget) or pay to travel up to the observation deck. The view is very impressive.
Darling Harbour, here they have a monorail that runs around the area and you can see some of Sydney that you can’t easily see from the ground. They also have a shopping area and a cheap food court, which has comparable prices with a Big Mac. Lastly don’t forget Sega World, the sea-life aquarium and the Imax Cinema, which has a very, very big screen, which are all within 5 minutes walking distance.
The main shopping area of Sydney has some of the big department stores, some interesting shopping Malls and of course don’t forget the indoor market (near Darling Harbour), where bargains and rubbish can be found side-by-side.
I could go on forever about the museums, the parks and everything else that makes this place special to me, but you will just have to visit it.