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This week (week of 19 September 2005) the podcast was recorded in Sydney Australia where I was for a week on business.
As I tell you in the podcast I stayed in 3 different hotels in that week, largely as the hotel that the conference I was talking at was booked at (in my view) a not very nice hotel in a not very nice part of town ... so I took the opportunity to try out 2 other hotels in the harbour area. The first on the weekend I was there before the conference and then the second after the conference.
On the podcast I talk about 4 main topics:
1) General information about Sydney and Australia (visas, screening on entering the country and cabs included!)
2) The 10 Best Things to do in Sydney (see list below)
3) Where to stay - and not to!
4) Where to eat - and not to!
MY PHOTOS OF SYDNEY: click here
TOP 10 THINGS TO DO IN SYDNEY:
Click on the link to visit the website for that venue!
1 - EXPLORE SYDNEY RED BUS
2 - HARBOUR BRIDGE CLIMB
3 - SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
4 - HARBOUR TRIPS AND FERRIES:
· HARBOUR FERRIES
· CAPTAIN COOK CRUISES
· VAGABOND CRUISES
5 - DARLING HARBOUR
· POWERHOUSE MUSEUM
· NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
· SYDNEY IMAX THEATRE
6 - SYDNEY AQUARIUM
7 - GARDENS:
· CHINESE GARDENS
· BOTANICAL GARDENS
8 - SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK
9 - SYDNEY SKY TOWER
· OZ TREK
· SYDNEY SKYWALK
10 - SHOPPING:
· GALLERIES VICTORIA
· ONE MARTIN PLACE
· QUEEN VICTORIA BUILDING
· CASTLEREAGH STREET
· HARBOUR FERRIES
· CAPTAIN COOK CRUISES
· VAGABOND CRUISES
5 - DARLING HARBOUR
· POWERHOUSE MUSEUM
· NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
· SYDNEY IMAX THEATRE
6 - SYDNEY AQUARIUM
7 - GARDENS:
· CHINESE GARDENS
· BOTANICAL GARDENS
8 - SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK
9 - SYDNEY SKY TOWER
· OZ TREK
· SYDNEY SKYWALK
10 - SHOPPING:
· GALLERIES VICTORIA
· ONE MARTIN PLACE
· QUEEN VICTORIA BUILDING
· CASTLEREAGH STREET
HOTELS
CITYGATE SEBEL (AVOID!)
Hotel website: click here
My room video clip: click here **or "right click" and "save" to desktop
My photos: (click here)
SYDNEY HARBOUR MARRIOT (MY RECOMMENDATION!)
Hotel website: click here
My room video clip: click here **or right click and save to desktop
My photos: (click here)
SHANGRI-LA SYDNEY (NICE!)
Hotel website: click here
My room video clip: click here **or right click and save to desktop
RESTAURANTS
1 - CAFÉ SYDNEY. 5th Floor Customs House, 31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay. (MY RECOMMENDATION!)
2 - ARIA RESTAURANT. 1 Guillaume Street, East Circular Quay. (MY RECOMMENDATION!)
3 - GOLDEN CENTURY CHINESE FISH RESTAURANT. Sussex Street (near Goulbourn) (AVOID!)
note on room video clips:
** = When you click on the link to watch the room video clip, it may be a bit "jerky" at first. Let it download and then watch it and it will run like a dream!
3 comments:
Joining the Chorus of Disapproval
I think it's fair to say that in the last few years, Macs running OS X have become widely used among a certain section of the weblogging and tech conference-going digerati; when one of the best known people in ...
Hi, I was just blog surfing and found you! If you are interested, go see my malls related site. It isnt anything special but you may still find something of interest.
Gary
It's a pity that you didn't have more time in Sydney to sample some of the other culinary delights. Sydney has some of the best restaurants in the world. Next time you are down, I'd be happy to give you some recommendations!
Podmining
Podmining - thanks for the comment. And the offer of recommendatiosn for Sydney.. I will be taking you up on that in the new year on my return visit! Gary
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