Monday, June 23, 2008

SYDNEY

If I have chance I want to visit Sydney, Australia. The city was founded by Arthur Phillip who arrived at Botany Bay with a fleet of 11 ships on January 20, 1788. The city has a population of 4,284,379 people. The city had four season such as spring, summer, winter and autumn.Sydney's hot weather in summer makes beaches very popular like Avalon Beach in Sydney's north. Sydney is in a coastal basinbordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Blue Mountains to the west, the Hawkesbury River to the north and the Royal National Park to the south. This city has a wide variety of cultural institutions. Sydney's iconic Opera House has five theatres capable of hosting a range of performance styles it is the home of Opera Australia is the third busiest opera company in the world, and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Sydney's role in the film industry has increased since the opening of Fox Studios Australia in 1998. Films using Sydney as a setting include Finding Nemo, Strictly Ballroom, Mission Impossible II, Muriel's Wedding, and Dirty Deeds. There are many sights to see in Sydney, including Luna Park, Taronga Zoo and others.

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