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This is the first day of athree-day walk. Covers:Queen Victoria Building,Darling Harbour, SydneyCasino, Sydney Tower,Circular Quay, with theoption of a ferry ride on theharbour..

CITY WALK - DAY 1

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Explore Circular Quay, Sydney Opera House and the Royal Botanic Garden

S T ART :S T ART : at Circular Quay, the hub for most ferry activity on theharbour and perhaps the most visited point in Sydney. CircularQuay is situated at Sydney Cove, the foundation site for thesettlement of Sydney, and not surprisingly everything stillpivots around this rather quaint cove. Spend time watching the ferries coming and going. A mix ofold and newer-style ferries operate from the Quay. You'll alsofind interesting buskers working this area. Walk down to the eastern end of the Quay. Follow the wateraround and shortly you will see the spans of the Opera House.You can spend time here just sitting in the sun and taking inthe harbour and bridge, or else arrange to go on one of thetours of the OperaHouse. This should begood for at least an hourof your morning. Next, keep following thewater's edge and youwill quickly come to theRoyal Botanic Gardens.Here you can walk alongthe water's edge at thebottom of the gardens orelse make your way upto the gardens proper.There is a smalltrackless train that runsaround the gardens, if

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you're not feelingenergetic. The gardensare a splendid place tosit and waste time on awarm sunny day and thehigher parts offer goodviews of the harbour.

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Make your way back to the eastern end of Circular Quay. From there, walk under the railwaystructure and across the street. At the far eastern end of the roadway that runs alongside CircularQuay station, you will find Macquarie Street, one of Sydney's oldest streets. Walk up MacquarieStreet until you come to Hyde Park Barracks, a home to convict men and a place of punishmentbetween 1819 and 1848. You may wish to spend some time here.

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Leaving Hyde Park Barracks, walk back to Circular Quay where you can round off your day bytaking a 40-minute ferry trip to Manly, a major tourist destination and the location for Australia'smost beautiful surf beach and promenade. Along the way you'll pass the Sydney Opera House,Sydney Harbour Bridge, Fort Denison, Rose Bay, Taronga Zoo and lots of natural harbourattractions.

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Walk through The Corso mall to the surf beach, then return to the jetty for the return trip to CircularQuay.

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