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here is video we made about sydney travel.

Coffs Harbour

Here is the detail about the "Coffs Harbour". Coffs Harbour is a coastal city located on the north coast of New South Wales. Coffs Harbour is the hub for a thriving banana industry. One of the biggest attractions is the Big Banana with the World's Largest Banana celebrating the region's best known export. There is also a popular underwater diving spot on a small natural reef.

Jetty Dive, Scuba Diving and Snorkeling. Eco -Tour Whale and Dolphin Adventure Rides. 

Tours in Sea Kayaking, Surf Rafting and Whitewater rafting, operating out of Coffs Harbour.

Marine Science Centre Aquarium a window into the unique marine environment of the Solitary Islands awaits you at the National Marine Science Center's Aquarium.

Spirit of Coffs Harbour:

Your #1 choice for cruising the magnificent waterways of the Coffs Coast. Imagine the thrill of a 50 foot, 40 ton whale as it launches itself out of the water in striking fashion right before your eyes, then waves it's pectoral fins and slaps it's tail.....it's AWESOME.

whale getting in to water

Annual events of Coffs Harbour:

• Coffs Coast International Buskers Festival
• Raft Race Coffs Harbour Jetty hosted by Life House Church of Orlando Street.
• National touch league.

Great Ocean Road

The Great Ocean Road is a 243-kilometre (151 mi) stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia  between the Torque and Warranmbool. The road was built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932, and is the world's largest war memorial. It is an important tourist attraction in the region, which winds through varying terrain alongside the coast, and provides access to several prominent landmarks; including the nationally significant Twelve Apostles limestone stack formations. The road is considered a tourist attraction in the area in which much of the road hugs coastline affectionately known as the Shipwreck coast, providing visibility of Bass strait and he Southern Ocean.

                                                           Entrance of Great Ocean Road                                                  

                                                      The Twelve Apostles

The Twelve Apostles is a collection of eight miocene limestone rock stacks. The apostles were formed by erosion the harsh weather conditions from the Southern Ocean gradually eroded the soft limestone to form caves in the cliffs, which then became arches, which in turn collapsed; leaving rock stacks up to 45 Meters high. The formation eventually became known as the Twelve Apostles, despite only ever having nine stacks. The stacks are susceptible to further erosion from the waves. On 3 July 2005, a 50 meter tall stack collapsed, leaving eight remaining.

Dandenong Mountain Ranges, Victoria

The Dandenong Ranges are a set of low mountain ranges, rising to 633 metres at Mount Dandenong, approximately 35 km east of Melbourne. The ranges consists mostly of rolling hills, steeply weathered valleys and gullies covered in thick temperate rainforest, predominantly consisting of tall Mountain Ash trees and dense ferny undergrowth.

Tourist attractions:

• Scenic drives—popular for many years on the abundance of winding roads throughout the ranges
• Picnics—dedicated picnic areas can be found in Fern Tree Gully Picnic Ground or at One Tree Hill or in Sherbrooke Forest.
• The various coffee shops and restaurants, bed and breakfasts, craft shops, antique shops and gardens
• Puffing Billy Railway—a narrow gauge heritage steam railway, from Belgrave to Gembrook
• Lookouts & Views—There are several locations throughout the ranges that offer excellent views on both sides of the range. On a clear day, features as far as Mount Macedon, the You Yangs and Port Phillip can be seen simultaneously.
• Walking & Hiking—various tracks and trails are available at a variety of lengths and difficulties
• Cycling—the Dandenong Ranges are one of Melbourne's most popular cycling areas. Popular road cycling climbs include the "1 in 20" on the Mountain Highway.
• The views of Melbourne CBD could be see from there on a clear day.

                                                                Olinda Falls

Bush walks

View of Melbourne city

Sydney Tower

Sydney Tower is the tallest structure in the Sydney, and it is also the second tallest one in the Australia. The tower stands 309 m, being located at 100 Market Street, between Pitt and Castlereagh Streets. I heard from my friend, if you want to just go sightseeing to the top of Sydney Tower, it is so popular that requires advance booking. In addition, it is closed before evening. I have not been to the top of Sydney Tower, I will to put the emphasis to introduce Sydney Tower restaurant today.

There are two restaurants in the Sydney Tower. One is Sydney Tower Buffet, which is the contemporary self-select restaurant in Sydney Tower Dining. They claimed they “offering an extensive banquet-style dining experience with uninterrupted revolving views of the city, and provides the perfect relaxed dining environment for locals and visitors alike”. Actually, the view is really nice, especially night view. It requires reservation as well. Their foods are categories in several sections from antipasto to dessert. With I was having dinner on the restaurant, and I was also enjoying the 360-degree panoramic scene of Sydney.

However, to be frank, the foods in Sydney Tower Buffet are not good and especially expensive during holiday. Then, you can have the other choice to enjoy the night view of Sydney central-360 Bar and Dinner. It is now promoted as part bar, part restaurant. If you want to shun not good and expensive foods but good night view from Sydney Tower, you can have some cocktail and wine in 360 Bar with friends.

Nan Tien Temple

Fo Guang Shan-Nan Tien Temple is located in a suburb of Wollongong, which is the largest Buddhist temple in southern hemisphere. It is one of the branch temple of Fo Guang Shan, founded in 1965 by Venerable Master Hsing Yun, which has over 120 branches worldwide.

“Nan Tien” in Chinese, literally means “Paradise of the South”. The aim of the temple is to exchange of eastern and western cultures; the interchange of the traditional and the modern; and also the adaptation with the local communities.

Over the past 10 years, Nan Tien Temple has become one of the favourite venue for religious study groups, local and international tourists, school excursions and community group outings. At the same time, it is not only a place of Buddhists attraction in Sydney but also one of the most well known international tourist attractions. It attracts more than a few hundred thousand visitors from all over the world all year round.

Open hour:

Tuesday to Sunday and  all public holidays(9AM to 5pm)

Nan Tien Temple is a place worth to visiting.

TARONGA ZOO

a cable car is a good way get into or out of the zoo!!

so pretty koala!

 a tall giraffe....

what a lazy kangaroo!!!!!

Taronga zoo is located 12 minutes from Circular Quay by ferry or a short bus trip from the city or North Sydney. Visitors can choose different two ways enter the zoo, one is step off the boat and walk directly into the zoo, another get into the zoo is from the top entrance by cable car. Taronga zoo is quite large, and an extensive tour of each section is more than a day's worth of adventure. There are over 340 species and well over 2600 individual animals. Taking pictures for animals are allowed, but it is not allowed to touch or closer to them. The Tarong zoo offers an exciting way to see some of the diverse animals living down under. The zoo opens 9am and closes at 5pm, and is one of the most fun zoos in Sydney Australia.

Blue Mountain

 

Summer is a good time to go to mountain and Blue mountain in New South Wales (Australia) is not bad idea for you to tour!!!! The Blue Mountains is Sydney's greatest recreation area for people who prefer the bush to the sea.They are part of the Great Dividing Range, which stretches from Gippsland region of Victoria in the south to the tropical rainforests of north Queensland.

The Blue Mountains are so named because, from Sydney, they look blue. They are clad in vast forests of eucalypts , which in the hot sun discharge a fine mist of eucalyptus oil from their leaves. The mist refracts light, which makes the haze look blue at a distance. That same oil makes the Australian bush as volatile as a pine forest in a bush (forest) fire. The vapour explodes, causing the fire to race through the canopy.

There are some places people should tour when they come to Blue Mountain:

• Katoomba: Katoomba is the largest town in the Blue Mountains though it was unknown until the Katoomba Coal Mine opened in 1879. Named after the Aboriginal tribe which inhabited the area, it is home to the most famous site in the mountains - the Three Sisters. Legend has it they were three beautiful young women who had fallen in love with three men from the Nepean tribe from the foothills.

• Faulconbridge:Once you pass Emu Plains and start to climb the mountain highway the road is dotted with villages and small towns to Katoomba. The first one definitely worth a stop is Faulconbridge, about 85 kilometres from Sydney.
• Mount Victoria: Mount Victoria is the highest point in the Blue Mountains at 1064 metres above seas level. It is a small town with several lookouts and picnic spots, 126 kilometres from Sydney. The Mount Victoria Museum in the railway station has a country life and transport exhibition, but is only open weekends 2pm to 5pm.

It's really beautiful place. Just 1-2 days for touring you will not forget and have amazing memory about this mountain.

Thanks for reading!!!