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George Street

"Broadway of Sydney - with all the noise and traffic"

George St is the main street dissecting the Sydney CBD. It starts around the Rocks area with its touristy shops, bars and restaurants, has numerous shopping options in the middle (Myer and the Queen Victoria Building) right up to the sleezier end past Market St.

I wouldn't want to live here, even when you stay in a hotel (I've stayed in a few around here) the noise from the buses is constant.

Some highlights - Jacksons on George (great bar), Queen Victoria Building (beautiful old world shopping with designer boutiques), the new Apple store (modern art).

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Sydney (CBD)

"Sydney - one of the best cities in the world."

There's a reason Sydney is one of the most photographed, visited and mentioned cities in the world and it's not just for the 2000 Olympic Games. It is quite simply a spectacular place to see with arguably the best harbour anywhere.

If you are fortunate to live here, and I spent 12 months in a service apartment, you will find it has an incredible atmosphere, not unlike New York City, where everyone seems to be in a rush to be somewhere or do something. (though Sydneysiders are more friendly than New Yorkers).

I wouldn't say Sydney has a huge resident population and it's not exactly cheap to live (or stay). You get some of the best restaurant options. Seafood down along the Rocks (Sydney Cafe and Rockpool are great), bars and nightclubs (down along Circular Quay and also around Darling Harbour).

The climate is great too, in Winter the humidity makes it feel warmer than places like Melbourne. In summer it can get a little too humid but we got used to it. (something the humidity brings out is cockroaches!).

Not in Sydney as such but further out you get great schools, public transportation is easy, trains and buses are fine, ferry if you are lucky enough. Traffic is not that great - one way traffic throughout much of the city but the tunnels (tolls) do help to get around.

They love their rugby here, AFL plays second fiddle, we did go to a few Swans games at the SCG. Also had some great golf out at Moore Park.

So, overall I would definitely rate Sydney highly - if you get a chance to live here do it.

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CommunityMan
CommunityMan

Buses? They're necessary but the ticketing is a nightmare!

christopher-james
christopher-james

I find it very funny that the Sydney CBD would actually need a review. I mean there are so many attractions in that area that you would need more than one page to fully cover all of it. I hope that someone has been smart enough to set up separate pages for all of them so that we can a review that's a little bit more in detail and accurate. For parking information and the like, I reckon that there are pages for that sort of information somewhere too right?

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