Do It Go

Located on the east side of Sydney’s business district walkers will find a large rectangular shaped Hyde Park. Hyde Park is bordered by a few famous streets and buildings. St James Road and Prince Albert Road by Liverpool Street. College street is on the north side and then Elizabeth Street is found on the west side. Some notable buildings are the David Jones Limited main store and the  Downing Center on the south side of the park. Sydney Grammar School, St. Mary’s Cathedral and the Australian Museum is on the east side. To the north of the park you will see the Hyde Park Barracks, St James Church, Sydney Hospital and the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

There have been so many functions held in this park dating back to the late 1700 and early 1800′s. In the 1820s the park became the home of the first large scale water source system. Busby’s Bore was built to supply fresh water from the near by swamps, known as the Lachlan Swamps, to the city. Of course were there is water there is activity. The park grew to be the sports area for horse racing, quoits, hurling, cricket and rugby. The park also became grounds for the military to train and practice drills. You might be able to imagine the problems that happened when the people showed up with their dogs, cattle, sheep and goats to roam.

There are some need to mention monuments through out the park. Let’s start with the majestic display of the Archibald Fountain built in honor of Australia’s part in WWI with France. Then there is the ANZAC War Memorial located behind the tranquil Lake of Reflections also known as the Pool of Remembrance. This is also the entrance to the local underground railway station, St. James. There is some middle east inspired monuments here in Hyde Park. the Independent Order of Odd Fellows is dedicated to the fallen Sydneysiders of the Great War. So book a room at one of the many five star hotels. Sydney as many to choose from and then take a walk around Hyde Park.

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In South Australia, you’ll find the fifth largest city in Australia, and a surprising amount of theater!  Adelaide is host to the Adelaide Fringe Festival, second only to the world’s largest, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, which in 2006 sold over nine hundred thousand tickets, whereas in 2007 Edinburgh sold one million, seven hundred thousand.  If this Australian Fringe is anything like it’s Scottish cousin, then it’s well worth considering a trip to this city, founded in 1836, and named after Queen Adelaide, crowned five years earlier as the Queen consort of England’s King William IV.  In Scotland, the Fringe Festival takes over the month of August, and turns just about every room in the city into a theater venue, offering hundreds of productions throughout any given day.  Pubs and embassies and schools all host the programs, which often spill out into the streets, where actors hand out flyers and perform in the hopes of gathering an audience for the many, many shows.

The Adelaide Fringe will its turn at theater from mid-February to mid-March, running from Feb. 19 to March 14.  Recently, the 2010 Adelaide Fringe poster was announced.  It depicts an astronaut adorned in a pink ballet tutu, meant to represent hundreds of Fringe shows expected to arrive next year.

Considering the growth of this festival, it’s a smart idea to book tickets early for the best adelaide hotel.  It’s the largest arts event in Australia.  Before 2007, the event occurred only in even numbered years in order to partner with the Adelaide Festival of Arts.  However, it’s now an annual event.  The 2009 festival marked the return of the opening parade.  In the past, this parade drew over a hundred thousand along its path.

In 2010, the Adelaide Fringe will run from Feb. 19 to March 14.  One of the festival highlights is an entertainment theater center known as The Garden of Unearthly Delights.  In 2008, The Garden pulled in over six hundred thousand over a thirty days, and for this impressive achievement was given the Spirit of the Fringe Award.

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