ISYS100 Sydney Travel

This video including daytime of Darling Harbour in Sydney. Also Shows Vivid Sydney, which is a festival of Light, Music and Ideas. 
JiaHuan Zhao. Qing Pan. ZhenNi Guo. ZhiLi Yang.

Central Coast

In Sydney, there are many interesting places in the surrounding area. Central Coast is one of them. Central Coast has elegant environment, fresh air, with a soft, sandy beaches, clear water and scenery of the bay. Visitors can rest and enjoy fun fishing, swimming, canoe and sail boats sailing.

Main Scenic spots

Hawke Sudbury River

Take a canoe tour Hawke Bury River, the water is clear, bright, here is the fresh oyster and crab farming area, you can also enjoy the fun of fishing and taste a delicious seafood dinner.

Glenworth Valley Horse Ridin

Horseback riding and four-wheel drive is the most important feature of Glenworth Valley. There are more than 200 horses’ tamed fine horses to choose from, in a guided tour, visitors can ride a horse walking tour of slavery in 3000 acres of magnificent canyon farm. Four-wheel drive is another sign of activity here, easy to drive, flexible stimulate small four-wheel drive trams rushing down from the mountain very comfortable. 

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Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains is one of greatest entertainment region for people who enjoy grandiose attractions and exciting events. The Blue Mountains was called as a World Heritage park, leading one into the interesting part of its attractive views and landscapes, for example The Three Sisters at Echo point of Katoomba, Wentworth Falls, Jenolan Caves and The Katoomba Scenic Railway and so on . It was famous for its excellent natural values, containing the wide variety of plant and animal around the Blue Mountains, Australia’s distinctive eucalypt is main species for its plant and the beautiful about its natural scenery.

 An ideal way to explore the area of Blue Mountains by bush walking for a special adventure, or you may enjoy beauty landscape through a more relaxed way, travel by train. The Blue Mountain are wonderful service through CityRail services. A red double –desker Explorer Bus will take you to travel around the top 30 attractive spots in the Blue Mountains, to visit antiques, challenge through lime stone caves, seeking for exciting through travelling on the zig zag railway. And also you can enjoy the beautiful gardens, which can make you relaxed.  After you travel, you may feel tried. You can find hotel to satisfy your needs in the Blue Mountains.

Image source references:

1. http://www.sydney.visitorsbureau.com.au/regions/blue-mountains.html
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H1rvt_jw7g
3. http://www.travelsfy.com/sydneys-blue-mountains/

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Wollongong

Wollongong (/ˈwʊləŋɡɒŋ/ wuul-ləng-gong) is a seaside city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Wollongong lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 82 kilometres (51 mi) south of Sydney. Wollongong's Statistical District has a population of 292,190, making Wollongong the third largest city in New South Wales after Sydney and Newcastle, and the tenth largest city in Australia.

The Wollongong metropolitan area extends from Helensburgh in the north to Windang in the south. It sits within the Wollongong Statistical District, which covers the local authority areas of Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama, extending from the town of Helensburgh in the north to Gerroa in the south Geologically, the city is located in the south-eastern part of the Sydney basin, which extends from Newcastle to Nowra.

Wollongong is noted for its heavy industry, its port activity and the quality of its physical setting, occupying a narrow coastal plain between an almost continuous chain of surf beaches and the cliffline of the rainforest-covered Illawarra escarpment. It has two cathedrals, churches of many denominations and the Nan Tien Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in the southern hemisphere. Wollongong has a long history of coalmining and industry. The city attracts many tourists each year, and is a regional centre for the South Coast fishing industry. The University of Wollongong has around 22,000 students and is internationally recognised.

Although other explanations have been offered, such as "great feast of fish", "hard ground near water", "song of the sea", "sound of the waves", "many snakes" and "five islands", the name Wollongong is believed to mean "seas of the South" in the local Aboriginal language, referring to NSW's Southern Coast.

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Taronga Zoo

Taronga Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in Australia, it was established in 1916. Currently it occupies 75 acres; it reared more than 400 kinds of animals, mainly in Australia's unique wildlife -based. Feeding animals such as koalas, kangaroos, wombats, platypus, Dingo dog, Tasmanian devil, Birds Australia, there are other chimpanzees, penguins, otters, rhinos, seals, raccoons, lizards, reptiles and other animals.

Recently Taronga Zoo has some newborn koalas, possums and kangaroos by zoo staff personally tending to get a more complete conservation. Free to visit the park over a variety of animals, people do not miss the opportunity to further contact with animals every day at different times. For example, at 11:00am, there are milking performances, at 12:00 and 3:00pm, there is bird show, at 2:00 in Discovery Farm, and people can personally touch the cute little animals.

Every April, May, June and August, the zoo will extend its opening to the evening, it allowing visitors to enjoy the stunning night view of the city of Sydney. Take the ferry traffic in Australia, just 12 minutes from Taronga Safari, it passing on behalf of the Sydney Opera House in Sydney --- You can also buy a ticket from Circular Quay Zoo Pass Office. Taronga Zoo is a large pay parking, a special feature disabled parking spaces and a large bus parking spaces.

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Darling Harbour

Darling Harbour is next to the city Centre of Sydney. It is situated on west of Sydney central business. Darling Harbour is one of the world’s great waterfront travel destinations and it is one of largest spots of Sydney about dinning, shopping and entertainment. There are many tourist attractions, including Sydney Aquarium, Harbourside Shopping Centre and Sydney Entertainment Centre. Cockle Bay Wharf and King Street Wharf are two of most famous dining and entertainment places in Sydney.

Sydney Aquarium is located in the heart of Sydney at Darling Harbour. Sydney Aquarium is top largest aquarium in the world, with a wide variety of species and 13000 animals in an attractive sea world, such as symbolic platypus, the famous dugongs and little penguins.

King Street Wharf is an exquisite waterfront restaurant, with dining establishments, funky nightclub and the food is very nice and delicious.

Cockle Bay is one of the bays in Darling Harbour, including many various styles of clubs, cafes, restaurants and bars.

Image source references:

1. http://travelcie.com/view/australia/darling-harbour
2. http://excelbm.com.au/portfolio/king-street-wharf
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockle_Bay_(Sydney)
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUky02RqUbY

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Queen Victoria Building---QVB

Queen Victoria Building was completed in 1898, the building itself is a Roman-style domed structure. The original aim is that as a market and office building, it began crumbling in 1960 and 1970, there are some plans to tear down this building, and even it had extraordinary history monuments. They want to build the Civic Center and underground parking. Fortunately, people do restoration work to transform this seven-store historic building into a beautiful tourist spots and shopping centers.

QVB is the largest shopping center in Sydney, there is 190 meters long, 30 meters wide, it occupying the entire block. There are nearly 200 shops, cafes and restaurants. On the ground floor and first floor, the retail food center comparison with local characteristics, you can buy many of the local brands. Over the top, there exist other international boutiques, such as Polo Ralph Lauren, Papoucci. To the second floor you can enjoy some rare Heritage collection: Royal jewelry display, extreme gorgeous Chinese jade bridal sedan chair (which is only known to spread to the foreign Chinese jade sedan), Royal bell (Royal Clock) and The Great Australia's bell (Great Australia Clock). QVB was also a dazzling array of goods, you can buy everything you want, from clothing to jewelry, groceries to medicine, art to food, everything. More importantly, you will personally experience the real Australian history and culture.

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