G’day, mates! Just as we northern types are heading into
the short days and waning sun of fall, the land down under is
shedding winter and waking up to spring. So this month, we decided
to take a journey to Australia’s largest and best-known
city, Sydney.
 Sitting
on the waterfront, Sydney has plenty to offer in water activities
and beaches, but even landlubbers can enjoy some of its
best attractions.
The business capital of Australia features some of the country’s
best architecture. Sydney’s most iconic landmarks
include the Sydney
Harbour Bridge, which the brave can climb with professional
assistance, and the white shell-like roofs of the Sydney
Opera House.
 The
city’s central greenspace, Hyde Park, features tree-lined
avenues and a number of architectural sights like Archibald
Fountain, the ANZAC
Memorial to World War I veterans, and the Hyde
Park Barracks Museum, where you can experience how convicts
lived in the 1800s when they provided most of Australia’s
labor.
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 For
more green encounters, visit the Royal
Botanic Gardens, comprised of many feature gardens thriving
beside Sydney
Harbour.
Rounding out some of the city’s best architecture
is St.
Mary’s Cathedral and the Queen
Victoria Building, inside
of which you can explore not only Victorian design but
contemporary fashion boutiques and restaurants.
 And
if that whets your appetite for shopping, don’t miss
Darling
Harbour, a waterfront entertainment complex that offers
shops, restaurants and family attractions like an IMAX theater
and the Sydney Aquarium.
So if you’re not quite ready to let go of summer,
maybe you need to head south…way south, that is…and
visit the land of kangaroos and koalas. Until you can make
your escape, take a vacation from fall and enjoy this desktop
getaway.
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