Darling Harbour January 31, 2007
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Also a nice spot to visit is Darling Harbour. One can reach it by foot in about 40 minutes from the Botanic Gardens. To see more pictures visit oxymoron.li.
Here is a short excerpt from a broschure I read:
Be dazzled by every form of entertainment imaginable at Darling Harbour. Walk underwater with sharks in the Sydney Aquarium and discover the secrets of science, technology, music and design at the Powerhouse Museum….Recover your sense of balance by mediating in the Chinese Garden of Friendship and enjoy a reviving brew in the traditional Teahouse…Darling Harbour transforms itself at night, buzzing with the energy of people at play. The theatres, clubs and casino of Star City come alive, couples promenade around the harbour and Darling’s Harbour’s Waterscreens (laser images projected onto 20 metre-high water screens) put on high tech show.
Most of these attractions I will visit next week because then we have the “Sydney & Beyond Smartvisit” Card which is a really great thing. We bought the 7 day card so that once it is activated it is valid 7 consecutive days. You have to pack all interesting attractions into these 7 days so that you get most out of the card. These days will be very busy 
Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney January 31, 2007
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The first day in Sydney we went to the famous Botanic Gardens near the Harbour. The gardens are a perfect contrast to the busy city life nearby. Visit the album to see more pictures !
Community gardens has been around for a very long time and people coming together to garden on public land is considered to have its origins in the commons of Europe and Great Britain in the early nineteenth century.
Communal gardening in one form or another has been around ever since, with the latest wave of interest beginning in the 1970s. Community gardens now thrive worldwide. There can be as many different types of community gardens as there are reasons for why people participate in them.
The Royal Botanic Gardens are an oasis of 30 hectares in the heart of the city. Wrapped around Farm Cove at the edge of Sydney Harbour, the Royal Botanic Gardens occupy one of Sydney’s most spectacular positions.
The Domain surrounds the Royal Botanic Gardens. In colonial times this land was the Governor’s buffer of privacy between his residence and the penal colony. Roads and paths were constructed through the Domain by 1831 to allow public access. Since that time it has remained a place for the people.
On their website one can find a blooming calendar for the different types of flowers and plants. Each plant is described with pictures and a location where to find it in the large garden area.
