Sydney Visitors Guide - Spring 1997 [antikvár]

editor's message Welcome to Sydney Many years ago, DH Lawrence called Sydney 'the London of the Southern Hemisphere'. And Captain Arthur Phillip, commander of the 1788 First Fleet to enter Sydney Harbour, said Sydney Harbour was 'the finest harbour in the world'. Each year around 3.5 millión visitors walk the streets of this city, hail taxis, eat our food and buy our souvenirs. Soon many more will arrive for the Olympics and jóin us in somé of our best celebrations. Sydney is more than its icons - the Harbour Bridge, the Sydney Opera House - stunning as they are. Sydney is about the best food in the world, prepared by the best chefs. It is non-stop year-round festivals and entertainment. It is colour and sunshine, museums and galleries. This bustling metropolis is home to around four millión people and has secrets and surprises we want to share with you. Open up these pages and prepare for the trip of a lifetime. Discover Sydney's best, highest, tastiest and most beautiful places. Discover things you'll want to see and need to know. Discover reasons to stay longer, come again or teli a friend what a great city it is. Sydney has a soul, for sure. And it's alsó got a heart and a pulse you'll learn to love.