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BEYONDTHEOPERAHOUSE
S
ydneycanbeadaunting
place fornewcomers—
justwhere tobeginyour
exploration?Thecitysprawls
outonallsides from themassive
55sqmharborofPortJackson,better
knownasSydneyHarbour.Thearea
encompassesTheRocks, ahistoric
areapackedwitholdpubsandpretty,
sandstonebuildings; thecentral
businessdistrict,whereyou’llfind
mostof thecapital’sskyscrapers; and
thecity’sbusy transporthub,Circular
Quay.Theharbor isalsowhereyou
find twoof thecity’smost iconic
landmarks, theSydneyOperaHouse
andSydneyHarbourBridge, so it’s
littlesurprise thatmost travelersbegin
theirsightseeingadventurehere.But
onceyou’veclickedyourwayalong the
quayfront, there issomuchmore to
explore, and it’snotallwithinwalking
distanceof theCBD.Asaresident
of thiscity formostofmy life, I’d
like toprovidedisappointment-free
recommendations forhow tomake the
mostofyourSydneysojourn.Theseare
theplacesandactivities that, evenas
a local, Inever fail toenjoybothonmy
ownandwithvisitors fromoutof town.
