In your words, tell us about highlights of your town. Include pictures, from the web or taken by yourself!
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
1-Pitt Street Mall
Sydney shopping central, with almost anything you could want. It apparantly has something like the third most expensive retails rental prices in the world.
2-Sydney Botanical Gardens
The gorgeous harbourside gardens on the steps of the Opera House. In my teen years, i had sex here.
3-Sydney Opera House
Fantastic architecture forms the first half of Sydney's premier landmarks. During one of my many twisted nights out around the town, i figured that from a certain angle above, the Opera House can appear like the saliva of a spitting face of sydney (the bridge being the eye line).
4-Sydney Harbour Bridge
The awesome world famous coat hanger is a the second half of Sydney's premier landmarks. It's a great walk across, intoxicated or not. I want to to the bridge climb (climb the arch) but i haven't had the chance yet.
5-Darling Harbour
My lovely doorstep. This waterfront area is enclosed by Pyrmont Bridge which swings open whenever needed to allow larger water traffic through, contains many bars, restaurants and other attractions as well as the home to home nightclub. This place has an inspired mix of modern architecture and bird wildlife, which i enjoy every day.
6-AMP Tower (Centrepoint)
Another classic landmark that rises from the Pitt Street Mall to a magnificent birdseye view of the city. It also now offers skywalk, which allows a controlled external view from it's top apparantly on a steel mesh walkway which can be seen through straight down onto the streets way below.
A shot of the view from top.
7-Sydney Monorail
Mono means One and Rail means Rail. This cute little addition has more sentimental than practical value since you could stroll the spans of the track in about as much time the train takes to get there. It encircles Pitt Street Mall, Darling Harbour and Chinatown.
8-Sydney LightRail
Sydney's very limited and relatively new tram system that connects Central Station to Lillyfield via the markets and China Town, Darling Harbour, Star City Casino and the Fish Markets.
9-CityRail
The whole metropolitan area is connected with this train network which seems to go through 2 year cycles of good and bad service. Pictured above is the Milennium Train, meant for the 2000 Olympics, but actually arrived years later.
In my school daze, i practically lived on these things.
10-Star City Casino
It's a fuckin casino, and hotel, and serviced apartments. I used to work there.
bleh.
good cocktails though
11-Sydney Art Gallery
Sitting on the edge of the Domain and aside the Botanical Gardens, it's a nice old building, full of artistic goodness.
Also there's the Sydney Museum, the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Museum of Contemporary Arts, The Maritime Museum, as well as others all over the place.
12-Taylor Square
The gay heart of the oxford street, the gay central to the gay capital of the world. Oxford street is the main stretch for the annual Mardi Gras parade which happens to be on every year around my birthday.
13- Hyde Park
This gorgeous park is directly across the road from my workplace and contains some beautiful greenery, a large fountain with sculptures and a war memorial.
14-Kings Cross
The dirty, seedy end of town, packed with bars, clubs, strip clubs, and nightworkers.
edit: adding
15- Chinatown
How did i forget Chinatown?! Bargain and food central.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
1-Pitt Street Mall
Sydney shopping central, with almost anything you could want. It apparantly has something like the third most expensive retails rental prices in the world.
2-Sydney Botanical Gardens
The gorgeous harbourside gardens on the steps of the Opera House. In my teen years, i had sex here.
3-Sydney Opera House
Fantastic architecture forms the first half of Sydney's premier landmarks. During one of my many twisted nights out around the town, i figured that from a certain angle above, the Opera House can appear like the saliva of a spitting face of sydney (the bridge being the eye line).
4-Sydney Harbour Bridge
The awesome world famous coat hanger is a the second half of Sydney's premier landmarks. It's a great walk across, intoxicated or not. I want to to the bridge climb (climb the arch) but i haven't had the chance yet.
5-Darling Harbour
My lovely doorstep. This waterfront area is enclosed by Pyrmont Bridge which swings open whenever needed to allow larger water traffic through, contains many bars, restaurants and other attractions as well as the home to home nightclub. This place has an inspired mix of modern architecture and bird wildlife, which i enjoy every day.
6-AMP Tower (Centrepoint)
Another classic landmark that rises from the Pitt Street Mall to a magnificent birdseye view of the city. It also now offers skywalk, which allows a controlled external view from it's top apparantly on a steel mesh walkway which can be seen through straight down onto the streets way below.
A shot of the view from top.
7-Sydney Monorail
Mono means One and Rail means Rail. This cute little addition has more sentimental than practical value since you could stroll the spans of the track in about as much time the train takes to get there. It encircles Pitt Street Mall, Darling Harbour and Chinatown.
8-Sydney LightRail
Sydney's very limited and relatively new tram system that connects Central Station to Lillyfield via the markets and China Town, Darling Harbour, Star City Casino and the Fish Markets.
9-CityRail
The whole metropolitan area is connected with this train network which seems to go through 2 year cycles of good and bad service. Pictured above is the Milennium Train, meant for the 2000 Olympics, but actually arrived years later.
In my school daze, i practically lived on these things.
10-Star City Casino
It's a fuckin casino, and hotel, and serviced apartments. I used to work there.
bleh.
good cocktails though
11-Sydney Art Gallery
Sitting on the edge of the Domain and aside the Botanical Gardens, it's a nice old building, full of artistic goodness.
Also there's the Sydney Museum, the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Museum of Contemporary Arts, The Maritime Museum, as well as others all over the place.
12-Taylor Square
The gay heart of the oxford street, the gay central to the gay capital of the world. Oxford street is the main stretch for the annual Mardi Gras parade which happens to be on every year around my birthday.
13- Hyde Park
This gorgeous park is directly across the road from my workplace and contains some beautiful greenery, a large fountain with sculptures and a war memorial.
14-Kings Cross
The dirty, seedy end of town, packed with bars, clubs, strip clubs, and nightworkers.
edit: adding
15- Chinatown
How did i forget Chinatown?! Bargain and food central.
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