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The State capital of New South Wales, Sydney is a thriving centre for both business and the arts. The city has all the cosmopolitan amenities top shopping, excellent restaurants and buzzing nightlife. Carved between the mountains and the sea, it also offers the ultimate in the great outdoors. The Pacific Ocean swells onto golden beaches, while a seasonally shifting palette of colours unfolds further inland over the Blue Mountains. In addition to the harbour, famously adorned with sailing boats that mirror the distinctive curves of the Opera House, there are numerous inland waterways and national parks.
From its sordid beginnings as a British penal colony in 1788, Sydney rapidly flourished, establishing booming trade links and witnessing large-scale development throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. The Sydney Opera House (a feat of avant-garde architectural vision) epitomises the citys desire to lead the New World in the 21st century. Sydneys architecture is a stunning melange, with little Victorian structures nestling below towering concrete, steel and glass skyscrapers.
All the exuberance and plate-glass sophistication nonetheless fail to compensate for a certain competitive edginess in the citys psyche. After the Australian Federation was created in 1901, the traditional bickering between Sydney and its arch rival, Melbourne, was settled in 1908, by making Canberra the new national capital. However, until 1927, when the city of Canberra was completed, Melbourne remained the seat of national government. Nevertheless, Sydneysiders insist that their city remains the true capital of Australia and indeed, with a triumphant hosting of the 2000 Olympic Games, the world might even agree with this. But the rivalry with Melbourne persists a rivalry based more on style than on stature for, while Sydney is decidedly Anglo in its ethnic orientation, Melbourne is more continental, with a much more tangibly imported culture. To Melbourne, Sydney will always be hedonistic and shallow, just as to Sydney, Melbourne will always be grey and intellectual.
Australias white history has eclipsed its indigenous inheritance and, although Sydney has the highest Aboriginal population of any Australian city, a stroll around the citys streets offers little evidence that it has anything other than a white (and latterly, an Asian) heritage. While museums, galleries, theatre and dance troupes pay tribute to the archaeological and cultural legacy of indigenous culture, Aborigines in the city remain very much an invisible minority.
With the Olympics, Sydney came of age as one of the worlds great cities. The games smooth running has been attributed to the thousands of local volunteers, whose helpful, welcoming attitude revealed (much to Sydneys own surprise) that beneath its somewhat vain and self-seeking surface there still exists a bedrock of traditional Australian virtues. But the Games did more than affect the citys mindset: they transformed its physical appearance. Streets and public areas were remodelled, long-neglected eyesores were removed and new street furniture erected, resulting in a city centre that is more pleasant and easier to navigate than ever before. Combine that with semitropical summers and mild winters and the result is an excellent city to visit at any time of the year.
Tourism New South Wales
Address: Tourism House, 55 Harrington St, The Rocks, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
Email: info@visitnsw.com.au
Phone: +61 (0) 2 9931 1111
- Australian Museum
The Australian Museum is one of the world's great natural history museums, encompassing millions of years' worth of history, from palaeontology and earth sciences to anthropology and the study of indigenous Australians. But as well as being a treasure trove of knowledge and learning for serious-minded adults, it also offers loads of fun for children - whether they want to learn about dinosaurs or just climb around an indoor shipwreck! - Bondi Beach
Perhaps the most famous beach in the world, Bondi Beach is just one of the many spectacular beaches in the extraordinary Sydney Harbour, which the settlement's first governor Arthur Phillip described as "the finest harbour in the world, in which a thousand sail of the line may ride in the most perfect security." - IMAX Cinema Darling Harbour
Situated right on the waterfront of fashionable Darling Harbour, Sydney's IMAX theatre has one of the biggest screens in the world and shows films on the hour, every hour. - Sydney Tower, Sky Walk & Oz Trek
Head for the heights in Sydney by taking one of the high-speed elevators up the Sydney Tower (also known as both Centrepoint and the AMP Tower). The tower's 360° Observation Deck is 250 metres (820 feet) above the ground, with fantastic views across the city. - Sydney Fish Market
Second only to Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market, Sydney's wholesale fish market on the harbour shoreline at Blackwattle Bay reflects Australia's status as a seafood nation. Get to the market early and you can take in some fast and furious bidding in the daily auction, plus wonderful fish bites and even some cookery classes.
Airport Guide
Sydney Airport
Airport Information
Country
Australia
Address
Sydney Airports Corporation Limited, PO Box 63, Mascot, NSW 1460, Australia
Country Code
61
Telephone
(0)2 9667 9111
Fax
(0)2 9667 1592
webmaster@syd.com.au or via the airport’s website
Website
www.sydneyairport.com.au
Location
The airport is located 9km (6 miles) south of Sydney
Time Zone
GMT + 10 (GMT + 11 from the last Sunday in October to the last Sunday in March)
Number of Terminals
3
Transfer between Terminals
An underground Airport Link connects the International and Domestic terminals. Kingsford Smith Transport buses operate frequent services between the terminals. Travellers changing between domestic and international flights (either way) may be eligible for the Qantas Seamless Transfer (tel: 13133) service.
Driving Directions
Most routes to the airport are signposted; these signs indicate the most direct route to the airport. Travellers should visit the airport’s website for detailed driving directions from specific areas in Sydney.
Car Parking
The airport has three car parks. The T1 International Terminal Car Park is located on the Arrivals level of the T1 International Terminal. Domestic Multi-Storey and Long-Term car parks are also available. The Long-Term Car Park can be accessed via Ross Smith Avenue from General Holmes Drive or Sir Reginald Ansett Drive; follow the signs to the car park located near the heliport; there are regular courtesy shuttles to the terminals. Valet parking is also available (tel: (0)2 9667 6010).
Car Hire
Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, Red Spot and Thrifty are all represented. Offices are located in the Domestic Multi-Storey Car Park, between T2 Domestic Terminal and T3 Qantas Terminal.
Public Transport
Rail: An Airport Link (tel: (02) 8337 8417 or 131 500; website: www. airportlink.com.au) rail service connects T1 International Terminal, T2 Domestic Terminal, T3 Qantas Terminal, central Sydney and the Sydney suburbs. Airport Link stations are located at all terminals. Trains run to the Sydney Town Hall (journey time 13 minutes). Tickets can be purchased on-line. Road: Taxi: Each terminal has its own sheltered taxi rank. A taxi rank is located outside the mid-point of the Arrivals hall in T1 International Terminal (journey time to city centre: 30 minutes). Limousine: Pre-booked limousines are available with pick-up and drop-off directly outside each terminal. Bus: The Kingsford Smith Transport Sydney Airporter hotel bus service (tel: (0)2 9666 9988) operates services to all hotels, B&Bs and hostels in the Kings Cross, city centre and Darling areas. Many shuttle bus companies provide a service between the airport and most Sydney suburbs and regional areas; these need to be booked in advance. The Tourism NSW Information Desk in T1 can provide information (see below). Many hotels provide a transfer service for their guests.
Information and Help Desks
The Tourism NSW Information Desk is located in the centre of the T1 International Terminal Arrivals level 1 and is open 0600-2300, providing information and help with accommodation, tours and dining in Sydney. Gold Ambassadors, who can provide information and answer queries on the airport, are stationed throughout the airport, particularly near counters D and H on the Departures level and opposite exit A and B in Arrivals.
Airport Facilities
Money and communications: Bureaux de change are located on the Arrivals level 1 of the T1 International Terminal. ATMs are located in all terminals. Postal and photocopying facilities can be found at Australia Post Shop, located in the centre of Departures level 2. Internet access terminals are located throughout the terminal. Eating and drinking: There are many restaurants, cafés and bars at the airport offering a wide variety of international and Australian cuisine. Shopping: There are over 150 retail and service outlets, including duty-free, beauty and hair salons, a wine store, an Australian produce shop, international and Australian fashion stores, and a host of speciality stores. Luggage: Tempo Services (tel: (02) 9667 0926) offers a left-luggage service on Arrivals level 1 of T1 International Terminal; there is also a baggage storage facility on the Arrivals level of T2 Domestic Terminal. Trolleys are available troughout the airport. There is a lost property office on level 3 of the T1 International Terminal (tel: (0)2 9667 9583). Other facilities: There is a medical centre in T1 International Terminal on the administration level 3. There is also a pharmacy in the Departures area. Free showers are available in both the Departures and Arrivals area of the T1 International Terminal. A prayer room is located on level 3 of the T1 International Terminal. There are child activity centres in T1 International Terminal and Kid’s Cinemas are located after immigration, near Gate 33. Child-sized toilets are installed in all female toilets and baby changing rooms are located at convenient locations throughout the terminals.
Conference and Business Facilities
Sydney Airport Executive Services (tel: (02) 9667 6534; website: www.execservices. com.au) hires out a number of business and conference venues in both T1 International Terminal and T2 Domestic Terminal. There are two meeting/function rooms (the Kingsford Smith Suite holds up to 400 delegates) and two VIP suites in T1, while T2 has meeting rooms, conference space and a function area catering for up to 1,000 people. A catering service is also available. Overhead projectors, screens, flipcharts and whiteboards come as standard, while AV equipment and sound systems are available on request. There are seven airline lounges in T1 and one in T2. Mobile telephone hire is available from Vodafone Rental stores in T1 Arrivals.
Disabled Facilities
Facilities for disabled passengers include showers, toilets, ramps and lowered telephones, text telephones, telephones fitted with induction loops, and drinking fountains. Passengers with special needs should advise their airline at least 72 hours before departure. Wheelchairs are available from the Tourism New South Wales desk. Disabled parking spaces are located at the front of the T1 International Terminal, for valid badge holders.
Airport Hotels
Nearby hotels include the Airport Sydney International Inn, 35 Levey Street, Arncliffe (tel: (02) 9556 1555), with meeting facilities; Holiday Inn Sydney Airport, corner of Bourke Road and O’Riordan Street (tel: (02) 9330 0600), with meeting and banquet facilities; Ibis Hotel Sydney Airport, 205-213 O’Riordan Street (tel: (02) 8339 8500); and Stamford Sydney Airport Hotel, corner of O’Riordan Street and Robey Street (tel: (02) 9317 2200), with a business centre, secretarial services and conference facilities. The Tourism New South Wales Travel Centre can help arrange accommodation in Sydney.
City
Sydney
Full Airport Name
Sydney Airport (Kingsford Smith)
State or Province
New South Wales
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