Assignment 3

Here is the third assignment's video about the journey in Sydney City Sightseeing.
Watch It, and You'll Be Amazed!

-Rifki, Henry, Karina, William

The Rocks Sydney

For those of you who love shopping and spending your time walking around shops that sell luxury brand products, you should not miss this place. The Rocks Sydney is one of many famous shopping areas around the city of Sydney. People, especially shopaholic, must be satisfied just by visiting this place. There are various well known brand shops like GUCCI, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Bvlgari, long champ and many others. The place is easily found as it is located near Sydney Circular Quay and Sydney Harbor.

In order to get to this place, there are several transport options. The easiest way is by using train that stops at Circular Quay train station. People can also use bus or private transport which might take more times. If you came from city areas, you might prefer to walk there. The last option might sound interesting because you can also use ferry that arrived from other destination such as Tarongga zoo and Manly Beach.
So, what are you guys waiting for? Shopaholic, let's visit and spend your time.

- Henry -

Sydney Life Photography Prize

Sydney life is the major component of the city of Sydney's annual Art & About Sydney festival. The exhibition features large format of photographic works along the beautiful central walkway of Hyde Park North.

Submissions to Sydney life are open to all Australian photographers (both professional and amateur). The works of 22 entrants will be selected as finalist for the exhibition to be on display from 21 September until 21 October 2012.

The Sydney life prize will be awarded for the most outstanding work in the exhibition, as decided b y a distinguished panel of judges. The Syndey Life price is valued at $10.000

The event would be held between Tuesday 1 May and Friday 29 June from 09.30 to 17.00.
Prove it if you are a professional photographer!

Click here for any further information

-Rifki

Port Stephens

Port Stephens is called the "blue water paradise" because of the beauty of its marine surroundings. It is located in New South Wales, about two and a half hours north of Sydney, on the East Coast of Australia. and has a population of about 50,000. With over of 19 miles of clean, white, sandy beaches, Port Stephens boasts vibrant tourism and fishing industries.

Port Stephens is a naturally beautiful area, with plenty of reasons to visit all year round. In truth, it's not a town in its own right, but rather a region that is divided into different areas: the Tomaree Peninsula, the Tilligerry Peninsula, and the Golden Bight all surrounding the bay.

Cruise out onto the Bay to enjoy a two hour Dolphin Watch with the resident bottlenose dolphins, or even go Whale Watching. Take in a little history enjoying morning tea at the Light Innerhouse. If you want to do something really different, you can have a swim at the local nudist beach.

Port Stephen caters to almost every facet of sport including tennis, golf, scuba diving, fishing, surfing, skiing, and sailing.

Come and experience the beauty of Port Stephens by yourself!

For more information, please click here.

- Karina

Sydney's Luna Park

For those who have kids at home, you should bring you family to this place. Sydney's Luna Park is the best place to spend your time with your family while riding some of the fun rides. Luna park has everything that your kids want; flying saucer, carousel, roller coasters, ferris wheel and more rides that you can ride as you want. Inside Luna Park areas, there are shops that sell meals and drinks to fill your tummy. There are also fairy floss, Pluto pups, Luna sticky and some more snacks.

If you are interested, just come to 1 Olympic Drive, Milsons Point, 2061. There are several options to get there. For those who doesn't have private transportation, there are public transport that can get you there. The best option is train, as you just need to walk for about 5 minutes from Milsons Point station. If you are willing to go by bus, you can get on north shore bus routes. Moreover, people can also use coach and ferries to get there. In addition, for those who use private transportation, parking fees applies.  For more information about the price and the upcoming events, just visit the official website at http://www.lunaparksydney.com/.

 

- Henry -

Harbourside Fireworks

Darling Harbour is one of the most famous place in sydney,it has a lot of restaurant, cafe, pub & bar. In Darling Harbour we can enjoy the scenery of Sydney's city and a lot of event held in here. One of them is Harbourside Fireworks. This event is one of the most popular event in Sydney, this show held in front of the Harbourside shopping center. Usually people enjoy the show from the restaurant  near the Harbourside or from the food court inside of the Harbourside. This event suitable for kids, teenage, and adult alike. This event started from 8.30 pm and the duration of the show approximately 10 until 20 minutes.

Grab a spot to enjoy the show with good food around and good friends to company to enjoy the show.

Don't miss the event because the show is very attractive and entertain for all of you Guys!!!!And it bring a new experience in your life!!

For more information click here

-William-

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a realistic fiction novel by Jeff Kinney. It is the first book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid  series. The book is about a child named Greg Heffley and his struggles in middle school. Greg also had problems with his best friend, Rowley Jefferson. The sequel to the book is Rodrick Rules.

It was first appeared on FunBrain.com in 2004 where tt was read 20 million times. The hardcover was released on April 1st 2007. Diary of a Wimpy Kid was named New York Times Bestseller among awards and praise. A film of the same name was released on March 19, 2010.

Wimpi kid fans everywhere unite. For the first time EVER Jeff Kinney will be in Australia! Be the first to see him in Sydney Opera House, Wednesday, May 16. Jeff knows Greg Heffley. (He might even be him!) come find out how Jeff created Diary of a Wimpy Kid. One of the most popular series in the world.

Only five to seven minutes walk from circular quay and be the first to see him! Dont miss it guys :)

-Rifki

Hunter Valley

The Hunter Valley is a thriving wine producing and tourist region, around 2 hours drive north of Sydney. It is a pleasant drive from Sydney; the freeway passes through some impressive rock cuttings between Berrowa and Brooklyn with some dramatic views of the Hawkesbury River.

The Hunter Region is split into Upper and Lower Hunter. The Lower Hunter Valley pioneered Australian wine tourism and is now well established with a good selection of accommodation, cellar doors, and restaurants. The Hunter Valley gardens are also located in the Lower Hunter Valley. These magnificent gardens are well worth a visit when you need a break from all the wine testing.

The Hunter Valley is a well established tourist retreat with many fine resorts and hotels. There is also accommodation attached to some of the wineries. The close proximity to Sydney makes the Hunter Valley an ideal weekender destination and at peak times such as Christmas and Easter.

If you love wine, you must go to Hunter Valley and you will have the best experience of tasting wine!
For more info, just click here.

- Karina

Sydney Seafood School

For those of you who are interested with cooking seafood, Sydney Seafood School is opened in Sydney. Here, you would be able to learn some tricks and tips of how to cook seafood properly or even creating your own masterpiece. You are not going to do everything by yourself as there will be famous restaurant's head chef who helping you to cook your own foods. Some of them are the head chef of Aria restaurant (Matthew Moran), the head chef of Guillaume at Bennelong (Guillaume Brahimi) and the head chef of Universal restaurant (Christine Manfield). Everything that you need for cooking, included tools and ingredients are provided in the class session.

If you are interested in joining the course, you have to spend a minimum of $85 that included the gift certificate. The location of the venue is at Sydney Fish Market, Bank Street Pyrmont 2009. For more details about the courses and the requirement, just open the official website at sss@sydneyfishmarket.com.au.
So, don't hesitate to join if you really passionate with cooking!

 
- Henry -

Pyrmont Festival of Wine, Food and Art

Pyrmont Festival of Wine, Food and Art will be held on this May at Pyrmont. There will be a lot of program such as cooking classes, wine appreciation classes, cheese master classes, etc. This show will held for 10 days and also there is a celebration of the regional flavours of Mudgee on 20th of May.
The show will be start on 18th May and finish on 27th May

Don't miss it guys!!! You will get an incredible experience from this show.

For further information click here

-William-

Madame Tussauds Sydney

Madame Tussauds is a wax museum originally in London with branches in a number of major cities, and one of them is Sydney. It was founded by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud and was formerly known as Madame Tussaud's. It is a major tourist attraction, displaying waxworks of historical and royal figures, film stars, sports stars, and infamous murderers.

Madame Tussauds Sydney is officially open on 16 April 2012, and located in Darling Harbour, which is one of the busiest place in the city. It is open everyday from 9am until 8pm, with the last admission at 7pm.

As the first Madame Tussauds to arrive on Australian shores, the attraction will feature an all-star cast of the world's best known personalities and heroes including A-list celebrities, sports heroes, rock legends, world leaders and an array of home-grown Australian legends, such as Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Angelina Jolie, Lady Gaga, Iron Man, and manymore.

Come and visit Madame Tussauds! For more info, please visit here.

- Karina

The Three Sisters

This an unusual shape of rock that formed by a three sisters who according to Aboriginal's legend they were cursed and turned to stone, called The Three Sisters. The Three Sisters is one of the most visited by tourists in Sydney. It is located in Katoomba, Blue Mountain.

Alot of way that people can go to The Three Sisters, people can used their own car or tours to go to Katoomba for the easiest way, and they also can used train. From this place we can see the the most beautiful scenery in Australia. We can also look at the amazing water fall in Australia. Furthermore alot of tourists use the cable car to see the water fall.

Never miss this place guys if you visit Sydney, Australia.

For more information click here

-William-

Archibald Prize

The most famous Australian's art exhibition in Sydney now is on the Art Gallery in New South Wales. We can see this year's winning self portrait by Tim Storrier. He beat 40 finalist work, include the Australian identities such as David Gulpilil, John Wood, Father Bob Maguire,etc to win this project.
This is held between Saturday 31 March and Sunday 03 June start from 10.00 and close at 17.00.


Don't miss it Guys
For further information click here

-William-

Sculpture by the Sea - Bondi

Sculpture by the Sea is a yearly event in Bondi Beach. As we already know, Bondi Beach is one of the must-go-places in Sydney.  You can see the spectacular Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk transformed into a 2 km long temporary sculpture park featuring over 100 sculptures by artists from Australia and across the world.

Sculpture by the Sea is staged along the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk. The coastal walk begins at the bottom of Notts Avenue, which runs off Campbell Parade, Bondi. The coastal walk can also be accessed by stairs at various points along the exhibition route at Hunter Park, Gaerloch Avenue, and Pacific Avenue. The exhibition finishes at Tamarama Park, Marine Drive, Tamarama.

Experience Sculpture by the Sea at its best against the stunning backdrop of the Tasman Sea. This is an Australia's largest annual outdoor free to the public exhibition of contemporary sculpture.

Sculpture by the Sea will return to Bondi from 18 October to 4 November 2012.

Don't miss it! If you need more information, you can click here.

- Karina

Jazz & Blues Festival

Lace up your dancing shoes or sit back, relax and enjoy a east of homegrown and international talent at sydney's favourite harbourside music, event, the Darling Harbour Jazz and Blues Festival. With more than 40 acts across three stages- from legends to Australia top young musicians-there's something fot everyone from jazz to blues, roots, funk, and soul.

A stellar line up of blues, soul, funk, and swing tallent from big open air stes to intimate jazz session. The Darling Harbour Jazz & Blues Festival showcases legendary names in Jazz and Blues, rubbing shoulders with emerging and young Australian musicians.
It's only a five or ten minute walk from Sydney's CBD , an easy trip by train, bus, or a great excuse to get on the harbour and enter bu water taxi, ferry, harbour cruise or jet boat.

For any enquiries, just check this out

-Rifki

Manly food & Wine Festival

A taste of Manly is one of Sydney's largest regular community based food and wine festivals. Falling on the first weekend in June  and consistently attracting an estimated 30,000 patrons each year,  people are drawn by the combination of scenic beach setting and range of quality food and wines on offer. Originally devised as an early wintertime promotion to throw a spotlight on Manly's busy restaurant sector, the festival has grown in sixze and stature to include non-stop outdoor entertainment including concert bands, jazz and world music groups, camel rides on the beach and interactive games.

If you are the beach lover, you should not skip this festival as you will regret it once you missed it. Come and give it a try to see what happens there.
This festival will be held on the 4th and 5th of June. Don't miss one of the most interesting festival in Manly beach! 

Any further information please click here

- Rifki

Vivid Sydney

Vivid Sydney is a festival of light, music, and ideas that includes large-scale light installations and projections through to music performances and some seminars. There will be some music performances from local and international musicians at Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House.

Vivid Sydney was first held in 2009 and has become Sydney's major winter festival. You are highly recommended to come and see this festival, as it is only held once a year.

Arguably, the highlight last year was Customs House in Circular Quay. The lights were combined with music and 3D effects such as Customs House seemingly filling up with water, falling apart before your camera and even breathing. It was well worth spending 15 minutes or so standing in the cold to see all the different sequences.

Sydney will light up each night from 6 pm with free and ticketed events. After 6 pm, you can see the Sydney Opera House in a new light, illuminated in color.

The Vivid Sydney Festival is scheduled to open this year, 2012, open on May 25 and close on June 11.

Don't miss it! More info about Vivid Sydney Festival click here.

- Karina

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