Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. It is located on Australia’s southeast coast, on the Tasman Sea. In June 2010 the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people. Inhabitants of Sydney are called Sydneysiders. Good thing the city is not named Apple.
The residents are comprised of a cosmopolitan and widely diverse international population. The predominant number are English speaking Australians primarily of British descent. Also present are those of Asian, East Indian and Aboriginal descent, primarily in the larger cities. The preponderance of the Aborigine people continue to reside in the vast open “outback” interior of the continent. They have an identity as a people proud of their heritage and retaining their life style rooted in extreme reverence for the land.
We thought that we had finally figured out that it was necessary to walk on the left side of the sidewalk in Australia to avoid bumping into people but once we arrived in Sydney we discovered that we were once again completely out of step. The Sydneysiders still walk on the left side of the sidewalk but because this city is so large it draws a significant number of tourists from a vast array of countries where some walk on the left, some on the right and some right down the middle. It is not unlike attempting to walk through the tines of a large fork. Bumping into people and getting bumped into is inevitable and we just do our best to keep on our feet.
To get acquainted with the city we boarded a hop-on-hop-off tour bus that circumnavigates the town stopping at most of the points of interest within the city.
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| Some tour-bus American posing as a bloke |
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| Martin Place building - this is where we had the best steaks of our lives (hands down!) |
Finally, to enjoy the scenic city a trip up the Sydney Eye tower at dusk was in order. The tower is the tallest building in Sydney but compared to towers in other cities it is relatively short. However, the views were still fantastic and well worth the trip up. The harbour weaves in and out of the city making it one of the most picturesque cities we have been in.
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| View from Sydney Eye tower |
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| Sunset from Sydney Eye tower |
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| Another view from the Sydney Eye tower |
To see your pictures and descriptions/comments is much like being with you on your trip. Your blog, like those before, provides much very interesting descriptive and pictorial information. It is really very enjoyable! Thanks for taking the time to share your travels with us.
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