NY Times: Sydney Profile, Natural Beauty, Lively Culture!!

From the front page of the New York Times Sunday/tomorrow morning travel section, they will have this headline: "In Sydney, Lively Culture Amid Natural Beauty". Nice story with lots of pictures and details bringing back great, charming memories from being there in January.

 

Here are some of the highlights from this fun story: "The late, great Australian art critic Robert Hughes once complained that 'Crocodile Dundee' is still regarded by many Americans as a work of social realism. A rhetorical exaggeration, but he had a point. As an Australian living in New York, I’ve long been puzzled at the dominance of charming clichés about the country as a sun-dappled frontier. Advertising campaigns still promote the image, depicting beer-swilling, happy-go-lucky folk barbecuing steak at the beach. I protest to friends in vain that Australia has a lot more to offer than rampant hedonism and cuddly koalas. Its cities are wildly cosmopolitan. Its museums are packed, its cultural life raucous, and endless arts festivals clutter the social calendar. The gulf between image and reality is most extreme in Sydney, my hometown, which is renowned for its Rio-like natural beauty. It’s also known for the Sydney Opera House, an instantly recognizable piece of architecture — though few Americans seem to consider that opera is actually performed there."

 

Lots of interesting items in this long profile that focuses mostly on the arts and cultural treats in and around Sydney. Ready to go back!!

 

Full story at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/13/travel/in-sydney-lively-culture-amid-natural-beauty.html?hpw&rref=travel

 

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

 

Just back from doing a 14-day Celebrity Solstice, Jan. 20-Feb. 3, 2014, Sydney to Auckland adventure on this ship and getting a big sampling for the wonders of "down under” before and after this cruise. Go to:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1974139

for much more information and lots of wonderful pictures on these amazing sights in this great part of the world. Now at 51,624 views for this fun posting.

Its cities are wildly cosmopolitan.

While I could agree with most of that quote, this sentence requires some caution. It would be true of Melbourne and Sydney, but rather an exaggeration for any other Australian city.