In fact, so seductive is the harbour, one Australian architect observed, that the city virtually forgot about its buildings. Sydney is the centre of the Fox Studio business in the Asia Pacific, with tentacles stretching from India to Japan. A bare two centuries old, Sydney has always been a city of optimism for its near four million inhabitants. Entrepreneurial flair in business is curbed by a tendency to return to conservative values, often after grand flourishes with the most progressive ideas in the arts, media and sciences. Sydney residents' relaxed life style is a study of the city's multicultural, easy-going heart.
Office workers take their lunch breaks on the beach or in the parks.
Sydney chefs present a style of food that has evolved out of European and Asian cuisines. The city is packed with pubs and bars, which are themselves thronged with noisy, friendly crowds. All rights reserved.