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| Sydney Opera House |
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| Sydney Opera House |
We stayed at an inexpensive walk-up hotel near Chinatown, The George. Nothing fancy, shared showers, in-room sinks, communal kitchen and sitting room. All is very clean and the owner, Harry, is very friendly. There is a very good natural food restaurant next door, Cafe Bravo. We used a bus service from the airport which provided to the door service. Being close to Chinatown, we had both Chinese and Vietnamese dinners while there.
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| Luna Park |
We spent one day exploring the entire city via an "Explorer" pass for the city bus. For $20A we could get on and off the bus all day long. We visited the aquarium which has a really neat tank that visitors walk under. It makes for great viewing of the captive sea life. We of course walked around the famous Sydney Opera House. We wanted to go to Luna Park, an amusement park, after seeing it on TV while in Cairns, but it was closed the day we had open. We spent several hours at the botanical garden. It's huge and there is plenty of native and non-native species of plants to view. Also, the garden is a big attraction for birds, so the bird watching was also good. We spent a few hours exploring the old Victorian Building in downtown Sydney which is a multi-story shopping mall.
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| Harbor Bridge |