That almost two months since we arrived in Sydney. It is time to to discover the city in which we live:
We begin our short walk to Elizabeth Bay
(chic), which lies south of Sydney Harbour. Here, many villas and apartments have their private access to the sea and the harbor docks, of course, the luxury yachts.
Nearby, lies the district of Kings Cross
. It is an area known as "hot" and that changes quite atmosphere as soon as the sun sets. Bars, nightclubs and massage parlors come alive bit by bit.
But for now, he still day, when we go towards the Royal Botanic Garden across the district Woolloomooloo.
The Royal Botanic Garden
is the largest park in Sydney and it's nice to walk into this large green space that faces the Bay. At noon, many workers cravats and visiting tourists gather to share meals and picnic on the green grass.
We skirt the bay side park land on the forecourt of
famous "Sydney Opera House" .
For the record, the construction of the opera began in 1959 and was subject to numerous construction delays, cost overruns (the final $ 102 million) and political strife ... All that to achieve an architecture unusable for the staging of operas!!
The building is still the symbol of Australia and numerous performances and events are held during the year.
few pictures later, we find ourselves on
Circular Quay. As I mentioned in a preceding article, the place where all public transport in Sydney intersect (bus, ferry, Metro ...). This is also where you just enter the south side of the city or crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge, or through the tunnel.
You should know that Sydney has grown around a bay and only 2 bridges and 1 tunnel allow the connection between the two side of the city.
This bridge is by far the busiest traffic diminishes and almost never (2x3 lanes + 2 lanes reserved for buses two subway lines + pedestrian).
Along Circular Quay is little access Rocks: Sydney's old docklands redevelopment in areas of restaurants and bars chic. It is far from the squalid district inhabited by gangs of the seas, whalers and prostitutes in the 1820s.
In our case, we will continue our walk to downtown. We have to go through Wynyard to arrive on Town Hall. is the largest business district of Sydney (there are many) with famous QVB (Queen Victoria Building) at its center.
Formerly built as a building for the government, the QVB shopping center is now on high quality, there are chic boutiques, chocolatiers cafes and classrooms.
It is time to continue our little tour d'horizon leaving the business center and joining the sea on the side of Darling Harbour
.
is a former fishing port which now houses bars and tourist attractions (aquarium, maritime museum ...).
Here, we have come and discovered qques all parts of Sydney. I hope you enjoyed the trip and soon for new discoveries.