Sydneysiders love to strut their stuff. They head for the
newest really good restaurant, cafe or bar, the grooviest new promenade, or the smartest, nearest beach. They love to meet friends to eat, drink and be merry. There's an energy
and boldness here that is irrepressible and uplifting. It's urbane, but fresh and curious.
With its wonderful climate and carefree lifestyle, Sydney has inspired some stunning young designers who have taken the multi-layered cultural influences
and translated them into fashion.
Stroll up and down Oxford Street, Paddington, to see the funkiest designers. For more formal fashion, Double Bay is the place to shop. A trawl through
the city arcades and streets - Skygarden, the MLC Centre, Chifley Square, Martin Place, the new Grace Bros fashion floor - should bedazzle the shopper with alternatives.
 Down at Bondi, view the best of Australian surf and beach wear that has blazed new trend trails internationally. If you can't find a 'cossie' (swimming
costume) in Campbell Parade, there's something wrong. Don't miss the Mambo store for the ultimate in surf chic.
Sydney is a also an architectural dream. Many homes overlook the water or nestle in the bush, and are cantilevered over cliffs or dug back into the scenery
(featuring light and space, layers of texture and looking outwards to the environment). This Australian architectural idiom was pioneered by Sydney architect Glenn
Murcutt. It has been translated and adapted by many who have followed him.
Sydney Highlights!!
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 Sydneysiders love to strut their stuff. They head for the newest really good restaurant, cafe or bar, the grooviest new promenade, or the smartest, nearest
beach. They love to meet friends to eat, drink and be merry. There's an energy and boldness here that is irrepressible and uplifting. It's urbane, but fresh and curious.
With its wonderful climate and carefree lifestyle, Sydney has inspired some stunning young designers who have taken the multi-layered cultural influences and translated
them into fashion.
The Mercedes Australian Fashion Week in Sydney sets the stage and has proved to be a highly successful venture, marketing Australian fashion to the world. Designers such
as Collette Dinnigan and Akira Isogawa have become globally acclaimed.
Stroll up and down Oxford Street, Paddington, to see the funkiest designers. For more formal fashion, Double Bay is the place to shop. A trawl through the city arcades and
streets - Skygarden, the MLC Centre, Chifley Square, Martin Place, the new Grace Bros fashion floor - should bedazzle the shopper with alternatives.
Down at
Bondi, view the best of Australian surf and beach wear that has blazed new trend trails internationally. If you
can't find a 'cossie' (swimming costume) in Campbell Parade, there's something wrong. Don't miss the Mambo store for the ultimate in surf chic.
Sydney is a also an architectural dream. Many homes overlook the water or nestle in the bush, and are cantilevered over cliffs or dug back into the scenery (featuring light
and space, layers of texture and looking outwards to the environment). This Australian architectural idiom was pioneered by Sydney architect Glenn Murcutt. It has been translated
and adapted by many who have followed him.
Fusion Food
With the greatest range of dining experiences available in Australia, Sydney is home to some of the country’s most notable chefs and talented restaurateurs.
Together, they offer a unique Australian cuisine combining a synthesis of cultural influences with fresh, high-quality ingredients. It is known as fusion food – a
collage of culinary influences that uses, for example, a splash of olive oil with a handful of chopped coriander and chillies.
These gastronomic adventures can be experienced in an endless choice of eateries stretching from fine dining in the CBD, through to the multicultural delights of Cabramatta’s
Vietnamese precinct in the outer west.
Even Sydney’s inner-city suburbs are a mecca for wining and dining. For authentic Italian food, the serious head to Leichhardt’s Norton Street. Close by is Balmain’s
Darling Street strip with a plethora of excellent eateries, delis and pubs. Still in the inner-west, King Street in Newtown boasts culinary samples from all over the world.
Surry Hills has its own range of trendy spots - cafes, hip bars and pubs, and a gaggle of cheap and cheerful restaurants of all persuasions. Darlinghurst is teeming with
bars, cafes, restaurants and pubs catering to wide tastes, from an amazing range of Asian to eastern European foods.
And for food with a view, try the great waterfront precincts of Cockle Bay, East Circular Quay, Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf, Watson’s Bay, Bondi, Balmoral, Manly and
as far north as Palm Beach.
A Jewel of a Harbour
 The glittering, emerald expanse of waterway which makes up Sydney Harbour is the city's focal point. It splits the city in two and is crossed by the
famous Harbour Bridge and the Harbour Tunnel.
From the ocean you enter the harbour through The Heads, dramatic cliff portals between Circular Quay in the city and the beachside suburb of Manly. The tops of The Heads
are covered by Sydney Harbour National Park, which stretches along the rugged harbourside for kilometres. This haven for native plants and birds really surprises
visitors.
Visitors are also struck by the harbour's beauty, especially at night when the high-rise towers around Circular Quay, the girders of the Harbour Bridge and the 'sails' of
the Opera House are all lit up. It's then that the harbour waters take on a magical swirl of reflected colours - red, blue, green.
Green-and-yellow ferries ply the harbour until late in the evening, looking like wind-up bath toys as they trundle off to suburbs far and wide. Sleek tourist craft, tall
ships rigged with sails, giant container vessels, water
taxis and private yachts flit around too, watched by sunbathers on the harbour beaches.
In the centre of the harbour is a series of islands, the most well known being Fort Denison, with its tiny sandstone castle, which once housed the worst of Sydney's convicts.
At Cadmans Cottage, The Rocks, you'll find the Sydney Harbour National Park Information Centre where you can arrange a visit to Fort Denison and other islands.
Shark Island (located between Bradleys Head and Rose Bay) has panoramic views from Sydney Harbour Bridge to Manly and The Heads, and Clark Island is a tiny piece of untouched
Australian bushland, with winding tracks through gum trees and natural rocky outcrops.
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