SYDNEY Sydney is a spectacular city - incredibly landscaped, full of young trendy people, tons of cultural activities and restaurants, stellar shopping, and a real cosmopolitan feel. It was strange walking through the city. It looked so familiar it could be almost any big city in the UK, modern buildings and names like Liverpool Street, Hyde Park and Oxford Street. The electricity found in most big Asian cities just isn’t here but in its place is a clean, relaxed, very easy going pace - all without being too crowded or rushed which adds to the city’s charm. After checking into our hostel we wandered down to take a look at the opera house and bridge from across the harbour although the cloudy sky’s somewhat spoiled the first time I saw them for real. Strange how
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