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Ashes 2002/3 | Sydney
Sydney, with a population of almost
4 million, and covering almost 1120 square kilometres
(700 square miles), is a remarkably easy city to move
around in. An excellent train, bus and ferry service
covers all points of the greater metropolitan area.
Roadways, although congested in peak hour times, are
generally well planned and driving is not too harrowing
an experience.
Unless visitors to Sydney are specifically
seeking out friends in outlying areas, most will have
no real need to travel too far away from the central
city area and the harbour. Most Sydney tourist attractions
are either within the central business district, close
to the CBD, or at points around the harbour. The exceptions
are Bondi and Manly - surf beach suburbs situated
south and north of Sydney Heads.
If you've only got a week or a few
days in Sydney, your time would be best spent by taking
a walk around the wider CBD area, visiting The Rocks
or spending time on the harbour. The harbour is Sydney
and on a warm day, with a clear blue sky, there is
no better place on earth.
Best ways to get around
Taking a City Circle train, the Monorail
or walking is the best way of seeing city attractions,
while buses and ferries represent the best way to
visit points and attractions around the harbour. The
government-run Explorer Buses and Sydney Pass service
represent an ideal and inexpensive way to see most
of the main tourist points around the city and out
to Bondi. Sydney Ferries, which are also government
run, provide an inexpensive way of seeing the most
beautiful harbour in the world. (See map of ferry
cruises around Sydney Harbour.) For excursions around
the harbour, private operators offer a myriad of harbour
cruises that promise more than a just a simple ferry
ride. If you're wanting to take a bus around the broader
Sydney area, try Sydney Buses and Sydney Ferries'
excellent Tripfinder, an automated search facility
that gives route and timetable details.
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