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Sydney Harbour: Buskers
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  • Updated By leffe3 on December 3, 2005
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  • Sydney Harbour - Sydney
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    Around the Harbour Bridge and The Rocks are heaps of buskers and street entertainers - some good, some not so.This guy, with his partner, was excellent - and sussed - A$10 would buy you their CD. They' also request a AUD$2 donation to take photos :) - and they do pretty well out of it too!

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    Sydney Harbour: Watsons Bay
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  • Updated By leffe3 on January 22, 2006
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  • Sydney Harbour - Sydney
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    Arguably, one of the most spectacular of the Harbour bays as it provides you with great views of the Sydney skyline and then, just two minutes walk brings you to The Gap and the vast ocean views from the clifftop vantage point. Watsons Bay is synonymous with Doyles - possibly the most famous restaurant in Australia. Bayside location at the ferry station, Doyles is just expanding and expanding! Top notch sea food, its cataering for all tastes and all budgets these days, including the takeaway fish and chip kiosk at the ferry station itself. But there's more to Watsons Bay than simply Doyles. The immediate vicinity of the ferry station other than the restaurant are a couple of small but pleasant beaches, an open air sea-water swimming pool as well as a large grassy area for eating those fish & chips you have taken away from Doyles. Walk up the hill to the bus station and the ocean and The Gap - famed lover's leap section of the cliff tops overlooking the ocean. WB is also the ideal start for the South Head walk, which is part of the Sydney Harbour National Park - see next tip.

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  • Directions: A ferry runs from Circular Quays but its infrequent - check timetable.

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    Sydney Harbour: Ft. Dennison
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  • Lonely Ft. Dennison... - Sydney
    Lonely Ft. Dennison...
    by LKM1018
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    Once a penal site and defense facility. It was once known as Pinchut Island and was a punishment place for convicts who misbehaved during the early colonial days. There are still three cannons at Ft. dennison but they are obsolete. The windows for the cannons are too small for them to fire effectively and the room was too small to handle the recoil. During WWII a Japanese Submarine was fired upon by the USS Chicago and some shells hit Ft. Dennison. You can see the damage to this day. The Fort is now a museum and Navigation facility. There is also a weather facility that does meteorological observations.


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    Sydney Harbour: Fort Denison
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  • Updated By grantravel on January 28, 2005
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  • Fort Denison- viewed from Mrs Macquaires's Point - Sydney
    Fort Denison- viewed from Mrs
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    One of the most popular islands in Sydney Harbour is Fort Denison, sometimes known as ‘Pinchgut’ or ‘Rock Island’. The island has a fascinating convict past, being originally used as a place of punishment for the more difficult convicts. It was the convicts who named it ‘Pinchgut’ after the starvation rations they had to face. By the 1840s the colony, fearing invasion from the Russians, had converted the island into a fort and by 1857 the fort was manned, including two ten inch guns and twelve 32 pounders. The guns have only been fired during ceremonies and on special occasions. Fort Denison is designed in the Martello style and one of the few intact examples surviving in the world. Martello Tower* (a circular masonry fort for coastal defence). You can climb Australia’s only Martello Tower and then lunch in the island café gazing at bustling harbour traffic and a view most Sydney siders never get to see. There are guided tours of the fort’s tunnels and cannons. Bookings can be arranged through the Sydney Harbour National Park Information Centre (The Rocks) and access can be made via water taxis.

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    Sydney Harbour: New Years Eve Celebrations - Sydney
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  • Updated By Zanzibargirl on January 20, 2006
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  • Sydney Fireworks with a heart 2006 - Sydney
    Sydney Fireworks with a heart
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    Ringing in the New Year in Sydney is always one of the most spectacular demonstrations in any country. The harbour is awash with lights from the bridge, barges of fireworks, and of course, always the grand spectacular ending where fireworks fire from the bridge at all angles. There are several points from which to watch the fireworks. The attached shots were taken from Milsons Point ringing in 2006 & Blues Point at the beginning of 2003. At Blues Point I was lucky enough to have some friends who at the time lived in an apartment in Blues Point Tower, offering some unbeatable views. However you also get great views from the parks like those from Bradfield Park Milsons Point where I rang in 2006. In 2005 I watched the fireworks from a little further afield at Rushcutters Bay, not one of the well advertised vantage points it offered an uncrowed yet still spectacular view of the fireworks but unfortunately my batteries died before I could take too many photos there. Other vantage points include locations such as: Christison Park Birchgrove Park Nielsen Park Elkington Park Embarkation Park Yurulbin Point (Long Nose Point) Mrs Macquaries Point Clarke's Point Sydney Opera House Manns Point Dawes Point Blues Point Pyrmont Point Park Bradfield Park Pyrmont Bay Park Kurraba Point Bicentennial Park (Glebe) Cremorne Point Illoura Reserve (Peacock Point) Bradley's Head Simmons Point North Head Mort Bay Park Sydney Park It is something the whole family can enjoy, with a special 9 o'clock fireworks for the kids. You can take a picnic, like friends and I did this year, play cricket in the park before the sun has set, and generally just get into the spirit of a massive outdoor party Aussie style.

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  • Address: Sydney Harbour locations above
  • Website: http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nye/default.html

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    Sydney Harbour: Sydney Harbour
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  • Updated By aussirose on February 13, 2005
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  • Sydney harbour - Sydney
    Sydney harbour
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    Sydney Harbour is beautiful. The best way to see it is to go on a ferry/hydrofoil trip to Manly. The Opera House and Botanical Gardens is to your right and the Harbour Bridge and The Rocks is to your left. Captain Cook cruises offer a number of lunchen/dinner cruises etc and it is worth lookin into. We used to have work party cruises on the harbour when I worked for the railways - mmm but then that's another story :o) I think you'll find the harbour the best part of your trip to Sydney. Please check out the web site below, I think yoou'll find it very helpful. Have a great holiday.

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  • Website: www.sydneybuses.nsw.gov.au/sb.ferries

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    Sydney Harbour: Take to the water
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  • Updated By emerald125 on December 26, 2002
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  • Sydney Skyline from a ferry - Sydney
    Sydney Skyline from a ferry
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    Sydney harbour..... The number one on every visitors list! No matter what your budget there is a cruise to suit. Sydney ferries run morning, evening and afternoon cruises starting from around $15. Many other companies offer more elaborate and expensive cruises, ranging from morning coffee and cake outings to Opera and a la carte dining. The best known operators include Captain Cook, Matilda and Vagabond. For real budget travellers any regular harbour ferry will do.. all that is missing is the commentary. For $13 you can purchase a daytripper ticket that allows all day travel on Sydney Public transport and includes the Manly Ferry.

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  • Directions: Circular Quay
  • Website: http://www.sydneybuses.nsw.gov.au/sb.ferries.html

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    Sydney Harbour: Sydney Harbour
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  • Syney Harbour - Sydney
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    Sydney's sparkling harbour is the jewel in the city's crown. It is bisected by the Sydney Harbour Bridge (one of the most famous bridges in the world). The glittering, emerald expanse of waterway which makes up Sydney Harbour is the city's focal point. 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. At night the high-rise towers around Circular Quay, the girders of the Harbour Bridge and the 'sails' of the Opera House are all lit up.

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  • Address: Sydney NSW Australia
  • Website: www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

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    Sydney Harbour: Circular Quay
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  • Updated By SydneyGal on December 30, 2002
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    This is probably the #1 must see attraction for Sydney. From Circular Quay you can soak in the busy bustling atmosphere of Sydney, enjoy the harbour, the Opera House and last but not least, enjoy a magnificent view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Circular Quay is Sydney city's harbourside transport hub where trains, ferries and buses converge. It is a convenient starting point for tours of the city. TIP - catch a ferry or harbour cruise from Circular Quay, and enjoy a trip around our beautiful harbour.

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  • Address: Circular Quay - Sydney

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    Sydney Harbour: Jet Boating Madness on Sydney Harbour
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  • By weewatty on December 30, 2004
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  • 'Nice Red Cape' - Sydney
    'Nice Red Cape'
    by weewatty
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    Be sure to take a trip out into the harbour on these jet boats for a thrill a second look around Sydney. The powerful jet boats carry out a series of manouveres which left our hearts in our mouths, certaintly not for the too faint hearted. We opted for the 30 minute ride which was not bad value at 45 dollars if i remember correctly. I think we choose these jet boats as opposed to the ones based at Darling Harbour because they had a higher horsepower, but to be honest i don;t think there would be a noticeable difference.

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  • Address: Eastern Pontoon @ Circular Quay
  • Directions: On the walkway to the Opera House. Look out for the large red boat.
  • Website: http://www.ozjetboating.com/

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