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A July 2006 trip to Sydney by marseilles

Quote: I attended a conference in this cosmopolitan, multicultural city Down Under, and managed to squeeze in 2 and a half days of sightseeing.
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Explorer Bus Services Best of IgoUgo

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The Sydney Explorer bus is a government-run, hop-on-hop-off tourist bus that has 26 stops at different points of interest (some more "interesting" than others). The Sydney Explorer bus pass is A$39 for one day of sightseeing. The first bus leaves Central Station past 7 in the morning; the last bus leaves Central Station past 5. If you stay on the bus the whole duration, the entire trip takes 2 hours. After the tour is over, you can still use your pass on other city buses within the vicinity of the Sydney Explorer tourist route.Don't get the pass if you're aiming is to save money with it; count the pass as an expense. You could save more if you went to all the different tourist spots in ...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on July 25, 2006

Explorer Bus Services
Administration: Level 28, 100 Miller Street
Sydney, Australia 2060
+61 (0)2 9245 5644

Powerhouse Museum Best of IgoUgo

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I imagine the Powerhouse Museum must be a lot of fun for children, but as an adult, I didn't find it as exciting as I thought I would have. I've been to other interactive science museums in other countries, and this was not one of the best. There are exhibits for engineering, computer technology, ecology, the life of the early European settlers in Australia, and Australian design. Some of the exhibits have interactive features, but a lot are just in display cases with cards simply explaining the item being exhibited. Being a Mac user, I did get a kick out of seeing the original Apple 1 computer (on loan to the museum from Steve Jobs), but apart from that, there wasn't a lot else that thrilled me, ...Read More

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on July 25, 2006

Powerhouse Museum
500 Harris Street
Sydney, Australia 2007
+61 (0)2 9217 0111

Hyde Park Barracks Museum Best of IgoUgo

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I'm a history junkie, and I love tourist destinations that give a lot of insight about the history of a certain place. The Hyde Park Barracks Museum is a restored building that was, at various times in Australia's history, a prison for convicts, a halfway house for immigrant women, and a court. The displays are very educational, and I learned a lot about the history of Australia and the struggles of the European settlers as Australia transitioned from convict destination to a new land of adventure for free emigrants from the Britain.The first two floors are the more cerebral of the three floors: explaining the lives of the different inhabitants of the building and displaying various items ...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on July 25, 2006

Hyde Park Barracks Museum
Macquarie Street
Sydney, Australia 2000
+61 (2) 9223 8922

The Rocks Best of IgoUgo

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The Rocks is a fascinating part of Sydney where history meets contemporary life. I was fortunate to visit it on a weekend, which coincided with the street market that sets up every weekend.At the Rocks, restored colonial buildings have been converted into cafes with al fresco dining, bars, and shops. Walking around gives you both a lively modern feel and a sense of Australian history.The visitor's center at the Rocks has a small museum (free entrance!) that educates visitors about the history of the Rocks from aboriginal times up to present times. A small viewing room continuously shows short documentaries about the Rocks; the one I watched was a very thought-provoking documenta...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on July 25, 2006

The Rocks
Southern Shore of Sydney Harbour
Sydney, New South Wales 2000
+61 (0)2 9240 8500

Gould's Book Arcade Best of IgoUgo

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Book lovers might want to take the bus ride to King's Street in Newtown, beside the University of Sydney, to visit Gould's Book Arcade, a big second-hand bookstore, similar to the Strand in New York City, with piles and piles of second-hand books. Many of the shelves are filled with books of the "intellectual" type, with the proportion skewed towards owner Bob Gould's own intellectual interest, Marxist philosophy. Several shelves are allotted to Marxist philosophy, but there is a whole range of books on other topics as well--art, fiction, philosophy, literature, and so on.Although most of the books are arranged (sort of) according to category, hundreds of books are just strewn casually...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on July 25, 2006

Gould's Book Arcade
32 King Street
Sydney, Australia 2042
+61 (0)2 9519 8947

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