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.

Big Day Out

This rock-and-roll road show began in the early 1990s. Today, international acts mix it up with alternative and popular local outfits. In recent years bands have included Afrika Bambaataa, Metallica, Jane’s Addiction, PJ Harvey, and Kraftwerk.
Bike & Tattoo Show

The “Dykes on Bikes” present entertainment, games, dancing and food.
Bill & Toni’s

This Sydney stalwart is loved for its strong coffee, free old-fashioned cordial and checked tablecloths. Upstairs, you’ll find delicious home-style Italian, such as spaghetti Bolognese and bistecca. Head downstairs for gelato.
Billabong Gardens

Billabong offers both motel and hostel accommodation, a great kitchen and a backyard swimming pool. The amiable owners also specialize in helping backpackers to find work.
Bills2

Really the best for breakfast but also great at other times, this restaurant is the showpiece of another celebrity chef, Bill Granger. At breakfast tuck into their speciality: delectable ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter and a sunrise juice.
Billy Kwong

If the long queues aren’t a dead give away, the delicious smells that greet you will make it clear that this place is special. Run by Kylie Kwong, Sydney’s celebrity chef, Billy Kwong specializes in traditional Chinese family food souped up with a modern edge.
Birchgrove

This area has some lovely Colonial homes, a small shopping village on Rowntree Street and Birchgrove Park, the site of Australia’s first Rugby League match in 1908. The northern tip of Birchgrove is known as Yurulbin Point, formerly called Long Nose Point, which, along with Manns Point, forms the mouth of the Parramatta River. Yurulbin Park has spectacular views of the Harbour Bridge, and an interpretation board near the ferry wharf provides interesting details on the area’s Aboriginal heritage.
Bit Brasserie

Top German beers on tap, and classics such as potato rösti, oysters Kilpatrick and steaks on the menu.
Blacket

A former 1850s bank, the hotel has retained its original features. Various configurations of rooms are available, all stylishly furnished. Ask about deals that include dinner at the restaurant Minc, where you’ll also get complimentary breakfast.
Blender Gallery

Specializes in photography.

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