DK Travel : Sydney

Sydney is blessed with stunning ocean beaches, magnificent national parks and a wonderful subtropical climate that makes the great outdoors irresistible to its four million inhabitants. The Eora people, the Aborigines who settled around Sydney Harbour, arrived approximately 50,000 years ago, while the white settlers arrived just over 200 years ago. Free settlers soon followed in the wake of the First Fleet of transported convicts, and after them several waves of migrants seeking a new life. Now, two centuries later, the once far-flung penal colony has matured into a culturally diverse, tolerant and mesmerizing city. Ideally located on the world’s most beautiful harbour, Sydney is as exciting and bustling as it is laid back and relaxing.

Jan Logan

Logan is considered the doyenne of Australian jewellery, offering exquisite creations crafted from precious and semi-precious stones.

Jewellery at Jan Logan
Japanese

A large Japanese community resides in the lower North Shore, and many good restaurants line Neutral Bay’s Military Road. Tsukasa is the pick of them, but all offer authentic food, super-fresh sushi and good prices. To marvel at the unusual foods and amazing packaging of Japanese groceries, visit Anegawa Enterprises Pty Ltd.
Japanese Film Festival

The Japan Foundation, Sydney – Cultural Section organizes international guests and retrospectives.
Jenolan Caves

Discovered in 1838, this striking complex of underground limestone caves lies southwest of Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. They are Australia’s best-known caves, renowned for their icy underground rivers, huge caverns and intriguing limestone formations, all surrounded by an extensive wildlife reserve.
Jimmy Liks

A buzzing joint with 21 Asian-inspired cocktails that set off the fresh and delicious flavours of the curries and stir-fries.
Joh Bailey

Get a haircut, style and expert colour from Sydney’s hairdresser to the stars.
John & Elizabeth Macarthur

The resourceful Macarthurs established Australia’s agricultural industry in 1790.
Jonah’s

Have dinner at Jonah’s and stay at their wonderful guesthouse. Each of the eight deluxe rooms has a private balcony with ocean views, a king bed and Jacuzzi.
Jubilee, Bicentennial & Federal Parks

These three contiguous parks overlooking Rozelle Bay offer fantastic views of the city and the working harbour. A pathway follows the north shoreline overlooking the container terminal on the other side of Rozelle Bay. To the west, just over the footbridge, is a great children’s playground. And to the south is the old railway viaduct which threads its way past the historic grandstand in Jubilee Park. The small Pope Paul VI Reserve has one of the best views in Sydney, looking across Blackwattle Bay to the Anzac and Sydney Harbour Bridges.
Judy Davis

One of Australia’s most respected actors, Davis has taken some of film’s top honours; she lives in Balmain.

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