Sydney Escort Travel Guide Continued...
MUSEUM GUIDE
The Leisure, Navy and Linked by the Sea: USA Gallery exhibits are located on the main entrance level (sea level), The First Australians, Discovery, Passengers and Commerce sections are found on the first level. There is access to the fleet from both levels.
SYDNEY AQUARIUM
Sydney Aquarium contains the largest, most comprehensive collection of Australian aquatic wildlife, with over 11,500 animals from 650 species. Both freshwater and marine exhibits simulate the animals' natural environments. For many visitors, the highlight is a walk "on the ocean floor" through the floating oceanarium with 145m (480ft) of acrylic underwater tunnels. Here you can watch huge sharks and rays passing overhead, just inches away. Seals may also be viewed above and below water in the special seal sanctuary. Other highlights include the platypus exhibit, the fairy or little penguins, and the interactive touch pool.
GREAT BARRIER REEF OCEANARIUM
The world's largest coral reef is home to a wealth of colourful fish.
BLUE-SPOTTED STINGRAY
This Great Barrier Reef-dweller feeds on molluscs and other invertebrates that thrive on the ocean floor.
TOUCH POOL
This are, resembling a rock pool, gives the visitor a rare chance to touch, with care, marine invertebrates found along the coastline. They include sea urchins, tubeworms, crabs and sea stars.
SALTWATER CROCODILES
The largest and most dangerous species of crocodile, "salties" live in the swamps and estuaries of Australia's north.
AQUARIUM BUILDING AND PIER
The stark white design of the aquarium is Structuralist, a common architectural style in this area.
RIVERS OF THE FAR NORTH
The rivers of northern Australia are affected by the tropical seasons, which provide a changing habitat for some unique animals - for instance the barra-mundi, which changes sex after 4 years.
THE UNDERWATER WALK
Allows close-up viewing of the seals.
SEAL SANCTUARY
Australian for seals are carnivorous mammals that live in colonies in the cool waters of the southern Australian coast.
PONTOONS
Surround the floating pool.
THE OPERA OCEAN
Take a walk through the viewing tunnel and be surrounded by large sharks and fish at close range. Giant stingrays are also a feature.
PYRMONT BRIDGE, Darling Harbour.
Pyrmont Bridge opened in 1902. The worlds oldest electrically operated swingspan bridge, it was fully functional before Sydney's streets were lit by electricity. It was the second Pyrmont Bridge and provided access to what, at the time, was a busy international shipping terminal with warehouses and wool stores. Electricity for the new bridge came from the Ultimo power station, the building that now houses the city's Powerhouse Museum.
Percy Allen, the bridge's designer, achieved overseas recognition for his two central steel swingspans and went on to design 583 more bridges in the course of his career. JJ Bradfield, the designer of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, was also involved in construction of this bridge.
The 369m (1,200ft) long Pyrmont Bridge has 14 spans, with only the two central swingspans being made of steel. The remaining spans are made of ironbark, an Australian hardwood timber. The bridge was permanently closed to road traffic in 1981, but was reopened to pedestrians when the Darling Harbour complex opened in 1988. A portion of the monorail route travels along the bridge. The central steel swingspans are still driven by their original motor. The bridge is opened regularly to allow boats access to and from Cockle Bay.
KING STREET WHARF, Lime Street, between King and Erskine Streets.
Journalists from nearby newspaper offices and city workers flock to this harbourside venue, which combines an aggressively modern glass and steel shrine to cafe society with a working wharf. Passengers arrive and depart in style on ferries, water taxis and rivercats.
The complex is flush with bars that vie for the best views, and restaurants including Thai, Japanese, Italian and Modern Australian. Midway along the wharf is a boutique brewery that caters for those who revere the best kind of cleansing ales. This is not just a party circuit, there are residents here as well in low-rise apartments set back from the water on the city side.
CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE, Darling Drive, Darling Harbour.
This purpose-built facility was completed in 1988. Major international and local conventions are held in the main auditorium. For trade shows and exhibitions, the Exhibition Centre's five halls can be combined to form a column-free area the size of five sports fields. The roof is supported by a system of sail-like masts and rigging, which reflects the maritime history of Darling Harbour. Works of art by such noted Australian artists as Brett Whiteley and John Olsen hang within.
Open: daily (check in advance).
Tel: 92 - 82 - 50 - 00.
CHINESE GARDEN, Darling Harbour.
Known as the Garden of Friendship, the Chinese Garden was built in 1984. It is a tranquil refuge from the city streets. The garden's design was a gift to Sydney from its Chinese sister city of Guangdong. The Dragon Wall is in the lower section beside the lake. It has glazed carvings of two dragons, one representing Guangdong province and the other the state of New South Wales. In the centre of the wall, a carved pearl, symbolizing prosperity, is lifted by the waves. The lake is covered with lotus and water lilies for much of the year and a rock monster guards against evil. On the other side of the lake is the Twin Pavilion. Waratahs (New South Wales' floral symbol) and flowering apricots are carved into its woodwork, and also grow at its base.
A tea house, found at the top of the stairs in the Tea House Courtyard, serves traditional Chines tea and cakes.
Open: 9:30am - 5pm daily.
Closed: December 25.
Tel: 92 - 81 - 68 - 63.
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