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Darling Harbour: Ferry - To Darling Harbour
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  • Sweetberry1
  • Updated By Sweetberry1 on August 23, 2003
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  • Darling Harbour - Sydney
    Darling Harbour
    by Sweetberry1
    The Ferry trip to Darling Harbour was a great experience.. This is where you can really let loose with the camera.. The scenery is fantastic along the way, and you get to go under the Coathanger..(Bridge).
    You also see a lot more of the city, than you otherwise would.

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    Darling Harbour: Entertainment abound at Darling Harbour.
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  • weewatty
  • By weewatty on January 4, 2005
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  • City Scape from Darling Harbour. - Sydney
    City Scape from Darling
    Harbour.
    by weewatty
    On my second visit to Sydney we stayed in a serviced apartment a stones throw from Darling Harbour, in the Piermont area.

    Always plenty of buzz at Darling Harbour with its attractions including the IMAX cinema, huge exhibition centre, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Acquarium, Maritime Museum, shops and loads of bars and resturants. It is served by the monorail which is a handy way of getting to it from the main shopping area of Sydney, Pitt Street. Having said that it ain't that much of a walk.

    One of my favourite eating places in Sydney is to be found in Darling Harbour, the Blackbird, scrumtious food at incredibly reasonable prices. It is located in Cockle Bay Wharf

    Plenty on offer for kids here, they will love the IMAX cinema.

    A handy thing to know is that the Piermont Bridge Hotel which sits just off Darling Harbour is open 24 hours a day!!! Just incase you fancy a cold one after losing all your money in the huge nearby casino!!!

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  • Address: Darling Harbour
  • Directions: Darling Harbour
  • Website: http://www.darlingharbour.com.au/content/home/home.cfm
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    Darling Harbour: Chinese Garden
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  • martin_nl
  • By martin_nl on January 20, 2004
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  • Entrance to Chinese Garden - Sydney
    Entrance to Chinese Garden
    by martin_nl
    Although I haven't been inside the gardens, I sure want to recommend a visit to it. The entrance to the gardens looks amazing already. Inside you can find peace and quiet and a big chinese temple. The gardens are also called the gardens of friendship, and was a gift from the sister city of Sydney, Guangdong. When I get back to Sydnet at the end of my year in Australia, I will visit it, and hopefully can tell you more about my experiences.

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  • Directions: Darling Harbour, on the way from the harbour to Tumbalong Park.
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    Darling Harbour: It's new, it's shiny, it's got... sheep?
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  • dracko
  • Updated By dracko on December 12, 2003
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  • Darling Harbour - Sydney
    by dracko
    Those British settlers sure do love their sheep! They're everywhere! Even one of the latest areas of Sydney to go through a Renaissance of sorts. Darling Harbour used to be a working docks area, with the usual drabness that goes with it. The city's elders, however, eventually realized the area's potential and applied a very startling, and probably expensive, facelift. The area was cleaned up, rebuilt, and made into one of the prettier parts of Sydney, complete with a new mall, endless cafes and shops, a new convention center, aquarium, IMAX theater, museums, gardens, a public marina, endless fountains, and some very beautiful landscaping.

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    Darling Harbour: New place to be
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  • leffe3
  • Updated By leffe3 on August 26, 2006
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  • Darling Harbour - Sydney
    by leffe3, 3 more photos
    The redevelopment of Darling Harbour has provided a new central focus point to Sydney. Highly saught-after residential blocks, luxury hotels, swish restaurants, chic bars, cool cafes as well as museums/galleries/ the aquarium, harbour cruises, ferry stops, live music throughout the year, IMAX screen and the Chinese Friendship Garden make this a hive of activity 365 days of the year. Plus the old swing bridge that opens once a day.

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    Darling Harbour: Darling Harbour
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  • Australiana
  • Updated By Australiana on November 15, 2004
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  • Darling Harbour - Sydney
    by Australiana
    Walk walk walk there is no other way in Darling Harbour.

    Public transport to get to Darling Harbour is easy! Buses, trains, monorail etc.

    There is a lot to do during the day and into the night. Throughout the year there are many festivals on so check the website and see if it matches your visit dates etc....
    www.darlingharbour.com.au

    at night there is Pontoon, Homebar, One world Sports bar and many many more. If you are into clubbing: Home saturday night or Sublime Friday night.

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    Darling Harbour: Sweet Darling Harbour
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  • Updated By Dreks on November 15, 2005
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  • Darling Harbour - Sydney
    by Dreks


    This is a complete great place to spend time with for at least one whole day. You can have your leisurely walk on its vast area, spend a quite moment at the Chinese Garden nearby, go shopping, dine&wine at ample bars and restaurants, visit specialized places like the Sydney Aquarium, IMAX Theater, Sydney's Convention and Exhibition centers, or simply sit in the park (especially the ones fronting the bay) and watch beautiful people around! I was lucky one night to be able to watch in amazement the International Boat Show showcasing only the best of man's best toy in the sea - Yachts!

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    Darling Harbour: Darling Harbour: nice, but not necessary
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  • kooka3
  • Updated By kooka3 on February 17, 2005
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  • Darling Harbour - Sydney
    Darling Harbour
    by kooka3
    Darling Harbour is fun. It was totally rebuilt about 15 years ago. It's very upscale and an interesting place to see, but I wouldn't make it a priority. If you enjoy shopping or are looking for a beautiful place for dinner, go - but expect to pay for it! There's also an IMAX theatre, a museum, and some other things to do, but again, they're pricy and cater to fairly specific tastes. Do it if you're into that stuff, but there are a lot more to do in Sydney that are specifically Aussie that you can't get other places -- Darling Harbour isn't one of them.

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  • Address: West of the Harbour Bridge
  • Directions: There are buses that go there, the train goes right through (take the circular downtown loop), or you can walk from the CBD. It'll take you about 10 minutes, and it's well marked.
  • Website: www.harbourside.com.au
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    Darling Harbour: Darling Harbour
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  • Updated By grantravel on September 10, 2004
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  • Australian National Maritime Museum - Sydney
    Australian National Maritime
    Museum
    by grantravel
    Just a short stroll from the Star City Casino where we staying, there is so much to see and do in Darling Harbour.

    On a spectacular harbour setting, the precinct has many of Sydney's major tourist attractions, including the Sydney Aquarium, the Australian National Maritime Museum, Powerhouse Museum, IMAX Theatre and many more.

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    Darling Harbour: Darling Harbour
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  • picknick
  • Updated By picknick on April 20, 2005
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  • Darling Harbour - Sydney
    Darling Harbour
    by picknick
    Darling Harbour is one of the world's great waterfront destinations. With its spectacular harbour setting, Darling Harbour has many of Australia's key tourist attractions and it’s also a favourite place for Sydneysiders to spend their time relaxing and celebrating.

    Must-see attractions at Darling Harbour include:

    -Sydney Aquarium - one of the largest in the world with over 11,500 all Australian aquatic animals

    -Australian National Maritime Museum – free entry to Australia’s most-visited maritime museum

    -Chinese Garden of Friendship – a cultural oasis in the heart of Sydney

    -IMAX Theatre – catch a movie on this giant screen, more than eight storeys high

    -Powerhouse Museum – home to Australian culture and history

    -Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre – Australia’s premier venue for major events and conferences
    -Cockle Bay Wharf and King Street Wharf – two of Sydney's favourite dining and entertainment destinations

    -Harbourside Shopping Centre – offers a unique shopping, dining and leisure experience.

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