Sydney (eyewitness Travel Guides)

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL SYDNEY RESTAURANTS • BEACHES GALLERIES • FESTIVALS CAFES • NIGHTLIFE • PUBS WALKS • SHOPPING • MAPS HOTELS • PARKS • MUSEUMS THE GUIDES THAT SHOW YOU WHAT OTHERS ONLY TELL YOU EYEWITNESS TRAVEL SYDNEY EYEWITNESS TRAVEL SYDNEY MAIN CONTRIBUTORS: KEN BRASS & KIRSTY MCKENZIE PRODUCED BY The Watermark Press, Sydney, Australia PROJECT EDITOR Siobhán O’Connor ART EDITOR Claire Edwards EDITORS Robert Coupe, Leith Hillard, Jane Sheard DESIGNERS Katie Peacock, Claire Ricketts, Noel Wendtman Dorling Kindersley Limited SENIOR EDITOR Fay Franklin SENIOR ART EDITOR Jane Ewart SENIOR REVISIONS EDITOR Esther Labi CONTRIBUTORS Anna Bruechert, John Dengate, Carrie Hutchinson, Graham Jahn, Kim Saville, Susan Skelly PHOTOGRAPHERS Max Alexander, Simon Blackall, Michael Nicholson, Rob Reichenfeld, Alan Williams ILLUSTRATORS Richard Draper, Stephen Gyapay, Alex Lavroff Associates, The Overall Picture, Robbie Polley REPRODUCED BY Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound by South China Printing Company Ltd., China First American Edition 1996 10 11 12 13 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 CONTENTS HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 6 INTRODUCING SYDNEY Reprinted with revisions 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 (twice), 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 Copyright 1997, 2010 © Dorling Kindersley Limited, London A Penguin Company ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE RIGHTS UNDER COPYRIGHT RESERVED ABOVE, NO PART OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE REPRODUCED, STORED IN OR INTRODUCED INTO A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, OR TRANSMITTED, IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS (ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL, PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING, OR OTHERWISE), WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF BOTH THE COPYRIGHT OWNER AND THE ABOVE PUBLISHER OF THIS BOOK. PUBLISHED IN GREAT T BRITAIN BY Y DORLING KINDERSLEY Y LIMITED.. ISSN 1542-1554 ISBN 978-0-7566-6044-4 FLOORS ARE REFERRED TO THROUGHOUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH EUROPEAN USAGE; I.E., THE “FIRST FLOOR” IS ONE FLIGHT UP. Front cover main image: Sydney Opera House and skyline A view of the Royal Botanic Gardens and city skyline FOUR GREAT DAYS IN SYDNEY 10 The information in this DK Eyewitness Travel Guide is checked regularly. Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-todate as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information, are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers highly. Please write to: The Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL. PUTTING SYDNEY ON THE MAP 12 THE HISTORY OF SYDNEY 18 SYDNEY AT A GLANCE 32 FURTHER AFIELD 128 FOUR GUIDED WALKS 140 BEYOND SYDNEY TRAVELLERS’ NEEDS WHERE TO STAY 168 RESTAURANTS, CAFES AND PUBS 178 EXPLORING BEYOND SYDNEY 152