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Sydney is to Australia what London is to England and Paris is to France. In recent
years, the city has received the Cond Nast award for the World's Best Tourist
City. It has also won Business Traveler magazine's award for Best Destination.
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and is Australia's oldest and largest city. Founded in 1788 it has a population of almost four million and boasts one of the largest and most beautiful harbours in the world. Two easily recognizable landmarks which often depict Australia rather than just Sydney are the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House.
To the west of Sydney's main CBD is a refurbished area called Darling Harbour which is the location
for many hotels. The area has many great restaurants on offer, as well some great shopping and entertainment venues. You can get to Darling Harbour on the Monorail which
does a curcuit through the city centre. For the best view of Sydney try the lookout at near the top of the Sydney Tower. From up here you can see the whole city
with 360 degree views.
Sydney is a huge city
area wise but the city has spread out as far as it can go as it now borders
3 National Parks. The Royal National Park to the south , Kurangai Chase National
Park in the north and the Blue Mountains National Park in the west. The Blue
Mountains is a popular place for Further west of the Blue
Mountains, you will enter rural New South Wales, which consists of rolling
green countryside populated by sheep and cattle as well as wild emus and kangaroos.
Towns such as Bathurst and Orange serve as centres for the rural economy here.
If you continue west the landscape becomes increasingly arid and flat as you
enter the vast Australian outback. 
To see the best of Sydney
harbour you could travel on a ferry at Circular Quay. The Manly Ferry is
one of the best trips on offer, as it shows off some great view of the city, with unobstructed views of both the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House. Further on you
will see many superb waterfront homes, beaches, and small coves.
The ferry passes the heads which is the entrance to the Tasman
Sea, but docks in nearby Manly Cove. A short walk through the outdoor mall in Manly leads you
to Manly Beach, one of Sydney's finest beaches.
Sydneysiders to get away from it all because
it is situated at a higher altitude than the coast, so the climate is cooler
and and refreshingly welcome during the summer months. The Blue Mountains
can also receive snow during the winter months. This area is best
described as a series of canyons carved out of the Great Dividing Range. It is heavily forested with steep cliff walls and even some spectacular waterfalls.
Colourful parrots, and other birds are abundant, and quite often they come
close to people when they are looking for food.
Original versions of our photos can be purchased & web versions can be shared subject to conditions.