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Downtown Sydney is a mixture of art, huge buildings, and nice areas like this: a pretty floral garden between two buildings on a plaza.
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Exploring the streets on a rainy day, we saw this unique “Monkey Pub” on a corner—
see the inset upper right.
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Our hotel was in the middle of some nice high rise buildings and not far from the harbor.
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Not far from the hotel was a small park—and this humongous tree.
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A view from the area near the Sydney Opera House.
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An area not far from the main harbor of Sydney is “The Rocks.” It has a lot of cultural
and artful stores, restaurants, and bars.
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The Rocks District is to left of this park; the harbor is to the right; the famous Harbor Bridge is in the distance.
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In The Rocks district is the Russell Hotel
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The Hotel looked like a great ‘bed and breakfast’ place. It
wasn’t open the day we were there.
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This was a flashy ice cream store along the
main drag of The Rocks.
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Another ritzy joint along the
strip.
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This looked like a good place to eat—if you
have LOTS of money.
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This was a very nice art gallery in The Rocks
area; the little critters were in the window.
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One of the side streets had a group of artisans showing their wares. The Café on the left had good desserts to enjoy.
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All signs and storefronts were brightly painted.
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Dominating the Sydney skyline was this huge observation tower. The fee was ridiculous, so we didn’t go up to the
top.
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MacQuarie was a famous person in Australia’s history—there were shopping malls and many
other establishments bearing his name.
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Parts of the city blend the old
buildings with the new skyscrapers.
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A couple more high-rise buildings downtown.
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Steel and glass has modernized Sydney over the years.
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I spent a lot of time looking up while taking photos!
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We spent two nights in a hotel not far from the observation tower—
this is a shot from the harbor.
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A very nice chocolate “factory” downtown.
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A decent shopping mall was about a mile from where we spent most of our time just North
of Sydney.
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Near the subway station downtown, there was a government building with a
nice plaza. On one side of the plaza, there was a place for folks to have lunch
(see the small photo to the right).