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2. Sydney
Sydney is the largest and most popular city in Australia and the
state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's
south-east coast of the Tasman Sea.
3. Education
Sdney has some of the most important universities in Australia,
amongwhich Sdney's University is included.
4. Tourism
At the end ofMarch 2008, Sydneyhad received 2.7 million
international visitors. The most well-known attractions include the
Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Other attractions
include Royal Botanical Gardens, Luna Park, some 40 beaches and
Sydney Tower.
Sydney also has several popular museums, such as the Australian
Museum (natural history and anthropology), the Powerhouse Museum
(science, technology and design), the Art Gallery of New South
Wales, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Australian National
Maritime Museum.
5. 6. Festivals
Sydney hosts many different festivals and some ofthe Australia's
largest social and cultural events.
Australia's premier prize for portraiture, the Archibald Prize is
organised by the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The Sydney Royal
Easter Show is held every year at Sydney Olympic Park, the final of
Australian Idol takes place on the steps of the Opera House, and
Australian Fashion Week takes place in April, May and September.
Sydney's New Year's Eve and Australia Day celebrations are the
largest in Australia
7. Wellington
Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. The urban area is
situated on the southwestern tip of the country's North Island, and
lies between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range.
8. Food
Wellington's coffee culture is prominent. The city has more cafes
per capita than New York City. Restaurants offer a variety of
cuisines, including the ones from Europe, Asia and Polynesia. "For
dishes that have a distinctly New Zealand style, there's lamb, pork
and cervena, salmon, crayfish, bluff oysters, mussels, scallops,
pipis and tuatua (both are types of New Zealand shellfish); kumara
(sweet potato); kiwifruit and tamarillo; and pavlova, the national
dessert," recommends one tourism website.
9. Celebrations
Wellington has a lot of events and cultural celebrations, including
the biennial New Zealand International Arts Festival, biennial
Wellington Jazz Festival, biennial Capital E National Arts Festival
for Children and major events such as Brancott Estate World of
Wearable Art, Cuba Street Carnival... and numerous film
festivals.
10. Education
Victoria University of Wellington has four campuses across the city
and works with a three trimester system.
TheNew Zealand School of Music was created too.
In addition, there is the Wellington Institute of
Technology.