I am actually a New Zealander, but I lived and brought my kids up in Sydney. Their favourite day out on the holidays was the Museum run. Train to the city, lunch in Hyde Park, (you missed that) and then a look at the museum from top to bottom. Next a walk to the Domain and along to the Botanic Gardens via the Art Gallery. Down through the Botanic Gardens along the water front to the Opera House. Along Circular Quay to the Railway Station and home.
As a proud Aussie, Sydney has spectacular scenery, when I was a kid we moved to Sydney from the Country. I now live in the outer Western suburbs,but a day in the City is always different. We Ferry hop from place to place. Going through the Heads on a Cruise ship is fantastic.
When you live in the outer Western suburbs, you might as well not be living in Sydney at all because you are missing out on what make Sydney great. But in saying that, it is very expensive, and you don't want to be stuck living in a studio apartment.
Lived in Sydney all my life and I love it. The harbour and coastal walks are so popular and beautifully done. It’s a really great city to enjoy the outdoors.
People often think Sydney is just a big city but it’s so much more than that! I had American visitors last week and we explored national parks with hidden waterfalls and swimming holes, secluded beaches, ocean pools, rockpools, the actual “city” is only a tiny tiny fraction of what constitutes “Sydney”! There’s so much to do here.
But the national parks are not actually in Sydney... As a city it's completely overrated. Looks pretty but in my experience has no character...or at least not a character to be proud of.
I’ve lived in the southern suburbs of Sydney all my life and go into the city often. I’ve visited all the spots mentioned and never fail to marvel at how lucky I am to call Sydney home. Seeing the city through your eyes makes me appreciate it even more. Hope you and your family get to travel here some time 🇦🇺😎
Sydney is a visually stunning city and a great place to visit. Just know that if you plan to live there, the cost of living is extremely high. Right up there with the most expensive cities in the world.
Thanks Ryan. Sydney's been my city for 69 out of 70 years. I enjoy that you enjoy our beautiful country and our Aussie way of life. You sort of feel like a neighbor mate. Well done!
I live in Sydney and had a job that required 80+ flights per year - one thing I never got sick of, was flying back into Sydney - the views are amazeballs.
Sydney is surrounded by national parks, including the second oldest national park in the world, the Royal National Park at its southern edge. Only Yellowstone is older. The Blue Mountains National Park is to the west, it’s been described as the Grand Canyon with trees, it’s well worth going to see.
This brought back many wonderful memories.❤ We vacationed for 2 weeks in the Sydney area several years ago. Absolutely beautiful. I hope you and your family get to go soon.
That “property” at 3.03 you asked how much it cost is called Iceberg, a club at Bondi. A very nice place to sit and have lunch and a few beverages on a Sunday. It’s been there for just over 100 years and the pool is used if you don’t want to be going into the waves. You can climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge for a fee.
Just started watching your videos. We so dont say HAPPY ARVO 😂. I saw a girl in one of your videos staying in Byron Bay. She actually thought all of Australias Clubs are closed by 1am. I think she needed to go to see the City. Usually Clubs are open until 3am at least and most have 5am licenses.
Must look up my old photos I took of Bennelong Point when it had Tram sheds on it, just before they started to pour the foundations for the Opera House.
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Fun Fact- Manly was named by Govenor Arthur Phillip- the first Govenor of Sydney, the one who sailed in with the first convicts on the first fleet and set up the penal colony of Sydney. He was also the person who selected Sydney harbour as the perfect location for Sydney ( the original location selected- Botany Bay had no fresh drinking water). Govenor Phillip named Manly Cove - after he was impressed with the manliness and confidence of the aboriginies that he encountered there. He went with a party of guards to explore areas for settlements- he saw a group of aboriginals feasting on a whale on Manly Beach. Govenor Arthur Phillip was speared in the shoulder by one of the aboriginies. And ordered his men not to retaliate.
and yet a few years later, small pox somehow appeared in Manly & wiped out 90% of the Aboriginals in that area. There's no way that was possible without high level approval, given it's distance from the main colony! Obviously Phillip or someone in his inner circle authorised a boat sailing over there with the smallpox scabs from the surgeon's supplies & leaving them there in blankets or similar, so as to infect those "Manly" warriors, who were otherwise going to successfully drive the whites out. Same thing they did in the US, but at least the US is willing to acknowledge the truth about it's history
Blue bottle jellyfish are seasonal, only come out certain time of the year. Autumn and winter. Being from Oz myself I would totally Agree with everyone in saying thank God I was born here in Australia. Haven't been to Tassie yet, on the bucket list.
Great vid! But there’s so much more to Sydney than what you see here. I’ve lived in and all around Sydney since 1975, and am now settled in Western Sydney, just below the Blue Mountains. It takes me at least 90 minutes to drive to the places mentioned in this video, just to give you a perspective of it’s size. The best city in the world, Ryan you MUST visit us here in Sydney one day 😊
Sydney is the second largest city behind Rio de janeiro as in land space it covers. It goes as far west to the Blue Mountains, north as far up to the Hawkesbury and South down to the National Park. Sydney is not just the city and the harbour. Sydney is a very large area.
@@Lucasmate I said as far west to the mountains. I didn't say it includes the mountains. Years ago St Mary's was 02 and past that was 047 with phone area codes. Also it was classed as country over the Nepean river for Insurances. But now you would class all that area as part of Sydney area.
Finally you’re checking out my city! Sydney Harbour is vast! So is the huge suburban sprawl! You don’t need a ticket to look and explore the Opera House, but you do need tickets to attend a performance.
Thanks for letting me explore Sydney with you. I'll never be able to afford a holiday over there, although I'm blessed with being in Albany Western Australia, 5-6hrs south of Perth WA
You can travel to Sydney on the cheap if you know how to look! Im a Sydney girl but have fam in WA (but have never been sadly) ... Even though I've found plane tickets as cheap as $28 sud to perrth! My family fly back and forth all the time. Id lovvvve to go to WA though!! Crazy how Ive travelled the world yet haven't seen the Vas majority of my own backyard
There's more to Australia than just revisiting videos of the capital cities on the eastern coast time and time again. Head out of these cities where you'll find the real down to earth Aussies Ryan...
@@freyas9145 aww that's awesome! I'm currently wearing my "Knotfest Australia" hoodie, official merch as a gift from my son 🥰 I hope your brother got ya some merch too 🤘 Sydney sounds amazing 🤩
I was a taxi driver in Australia and even after 30 years, I would still be taken to places of stunning beauty I hadnt previously seen....and there is so much more north south and west of the city within 2 hours drive.
From Queensland live in Sydney. Queensland will always be home, but Sydney has its charms. The beaches, museums, and quaint suburbs. Those guys were climbing the bridge 😊
Another great video Ryan! I have a video suggestion for you: You're the voice by John Farnham, Possibly the greatest singer in the world. Also if you just lower the video quality enough your video won't get taken down😊
"ThatSingerReacts" has lots of Farnham & other songs that are prone to blocks & never seems to get blocked, so I agree Ryan should react to Farnham, but he also should check how that guy does it to avoid blocks on song reactions & also the other reactions he's having block issues with. That channel still even has the AFL GF entertainment in full, without blocks, despite EVERY other copy on here being removed!
I've lived in Melbourne and Sydney. Melbourne is hip, active, fun, and nice BUT Sydney is pretty, the prettiest city Ive ever been to. Expensive as hell tho.
Sydney was always built on a patch of paradise. Whether you’re spending daytime at your favourite beach spot or enjoying a warm summer night, the air sweetly perfumed from local flora and fauna and the feeling of anticipation everywhere. You know you’re in a special place in this World. ⭐️
Ii live in a regional area on the coast and it’s beautiful but I always exclaim how beautiful Sydney is when I get to the view before the bridge . I have travelled overseas many times but the Sydney harbour is so beautiful-
The Blue Bottles are around according to certain currents a certain times of the year. Usually around Christmas time for a few days then they go away. They are not there all the time.
Circular quay is NOT our answer to grand central. That statement was written by someone who’s never been to Sydney. If you want to get anywhere, oddly enough… go to central.
@@JohnLee-pt5jz uh, not really. they both happen to be big train stations with the word 'central' in them, where lines converge. i see no evidence of modelling one on the other happening.
@@karlcxnobody said they were modelled on each other. Central is far more like grand central than circular quay, you can only go on the metro Sydney lines
No stingers in the water in the southern states. (I think Im correct) They are mostly in the northern part of the country. But there"s always the odd shark I'm sure. All Aussies know to "swim between the flags" where lifeguards keep watch for sharks in all the patrolled beaches. I'm an ex Sydneyite and have lived most my 72 years in Queensland. It wasnt until I went North to Cairns that I'd ever even heard about stingers. So dont let that put you off visiting....if you're sensible you're generally safe.🙃
The bridge used to take 7 years to paint back in the days when Hoges was painting, they would start at one end and when finished it was time to start again
I now live in Brisbane, however, I grew up in Sydney and lived on the Northern Beaches. I still call Sydney home, and the Northern Beaches is God's own country.❤
Sydney was the first place I lived in Australia, way back in 1996. I'd never been to Aus before so it was a bit of a culture shock suddenly LIVING down under. Nice city, but too busy and expensive to live there now. Brisbane has been home for almost 20 years now and it's great, even if we don't have an opera house.
hi ben i arrived in sydney in 65 at 14, lived all over and did lots of jobs , back then was wonderful. but as u say now too bloody expensive. too many tourists , too much traffic , too much crime. ive been to brissy lots , and lived in qld to . right on the beach in bowen. but seems to me all the places ive lived in the past are out of reach for the average aussie , just ripe for the super rich.
No it doesn't have an opera house, but it does have the Performing Arts Centre. It's not as pretty as the Opera House but after a recent expansion, it's the largest theatrical centre in Australia. Brisbane is also the only city which has a central cultural precinct which includes the state library, Queensland Museum, Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Arts (GOMA) and the Southbank Parklands. Unlike Sydney, where everything is "only a few blocks away" or a "short ferry ride away", they are all together.
I grew up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. The beaches get more beautiful the further you head up the Peninsular. I've travelled a lot over the years and still think Sydney is one of the most beautiful cities in the world!!!
Nearly right. He selected one of those he met at what is now Manly beach, thought one was particularly manly and called him Manly. Took him as far as London to show him off,
The so called beautiful parts of Sydney are for the tourists and the super rich. The best parts of Sydney are the diverse suburbs, the yummiest food Lidcombe, Auburn, Bankstown, Blacktown, Chatswood, Parramatta, Penrith. The best food from all over the world is found in these outer burbs.
God, this American phobia about Australia's reptiles and spiders etc. I've spent most of my life walking through the Australian bush and not met any snakes, haven't been bitten by anything and not attacked by anything. I also owned a cattle property. Same thing. A few red belly snakes by the creek by they slid away fast if you went near them. We did have a platypus family in the creek and a few wombats. What we don't have is bears and cougars.
That's called Sydney Harbour mate...No, that is Bondi Beach - it has 2 enclosed pool areas...It's not a house, but yes, BONDI is expensive. You only need a ticket if you are going to an event in the Opera House. Hurry up & get here Ryan....
I used to work at Luna Park, and did 1 week work experience at Taronga Zoo. ABSOLUTELY amazing places to work!!! Got to catch the ferry every day for Taronga Zoo.
The Harbour Bridge is 90 years old this year. And that water spiral 🌀 has been there for over 30years and you can walk down the spiral and sit in the middle.
I’ve lived in NSW my whole life of 50 years, 30 years in Sydney and 20 years in the beautiful Blue Mountains which is an hour and a half outside of Sydney, I am very fond of Melbourne as well and visit there often but my heart belongs to Sydney.
When I was in the work force, I used to catch a ferry to work. I also worked at Circular Quay which was a five minute walk from the Ferry. It was the BEST most RELAXING form of transport to work. I was lucky to live a five minute walk from home to the ferry wharf. Lucky to have had many cruises, and sailing through the heads is such a beautiful thing!
As do so many people who live in our part of Sydney, we lived for a while in a suburb right on the northern shores of the Harbour. About 5 minutes through a pleasant bushland pathway to the wharf. The ferry ride home was always very relaxing - and you really felt that you'd left work by the time you got home.
Mate Sydney is only a 14 hour flight from LA, a trip I have done dozens of times (I recommend stopping in Hawaii for a few days). Sit back, have a few beers, watch a few movies and your here...if I can do it, you can too. 🇦🇺🙂
I grew up in Sydney and still have family there. I loved Sydney but it was getting too crowded for me and I longed for the bush so moved out to the farm. I always loved visiting family and seeing my old haunts around Sydney but farm life suited me. I have now retired to a beachside city four hours north of Brisbane where the weather is perfect all year. We don’t have extreme changes but a comfortable temperature all year round. Suits me perfectly. We have around 70,000 people here so plenty of good shopping, restaurants and entertainment. It’s pure paradise and I never want to leave. 😊
We have several venomous spiders in addition to the Sydney Funnel-web. How about redbacks (related to the Black Widow from North America ), white tails, mouse, tree-dwelling funnel webs.
You would love Sydney,,70 beaches,over 1 thousand parks 3 big rivers beautiful harbour,a big bay( botany bay) and heaps of trees and green grass etc etc
Early 80s was Sydney's peak as far as I'm concerned. Neville Wran was really getting the show going. Everything was looking up. th-cam.com/video/JbzXOh5ol4U/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/HRIrATpUhGM/w-d-xo.html
There’s so much more then this. Sydney is such a big place I grew up in la perouse and then Hurstville and it’s so culturally diverse and because of that there are such amazing places to eat. I moved to Brisbane but love going home and visiting family. It’s such a busy place compared to brissy
He knows it but it's his way of having a joke with us. It's a term of endearment that we accept and have a laugh over. It's actually catching on 😂 we say it back to him now 🙆♀️
@@louisekindred0059 it’s really not it’s cringe he has his own culture he should find that and embrace it rather than conform to another that has nothing to do with him the American culture itself is a melting pot and Mercians think they need to be like everyone else when no one cares
I moved to Perth to get away from bloody Sydney. I hated living they're because of the travelling time for my job. So when I got the chance of a posting to Perth with the Military my wife and I grabbed it with both of our hands. We have been in Perth Now for 38 years and absolutely love it, Sydney is under rated okay.
You can climb both the towers of the bridge and the bridge itself. Guided tours with suit and cable attachment. Revolving restaurant in the Sydney tower. The sandstone cliff walk from Bondi to Coogee beach, is spectacular. Same with walk at southern end of Manly Beach. Opera House was designed by a Danish architect - Mr Utzon. I think the NSW lottery was formed, to help pay for it ?? National Parks on either sides of Sydney - Blue Mountains spectacular Video only shows a TINY bit of what you can do and see. Blue Mountains is like a minature Grand canyon with trees.
about the convict part its because convicts typically where just people who stole food for their family's so when they where shipped off all the people who would do anything to make there kids happy the men worked there asses off and eventually transformed into a great country
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 you wanna knock one of those teeth out of “Luna Park” 🤣🤣🤣🤣I’m A True Blue Aussie But I’ve Felt The Same Way About That Huge Mouth 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 It’s scary!
Methinks the narrator was asked to add a bit more 'Aussie' to his natural accent to appeal to potential overseas tourists 😎😎 Sydney is lovely on a sunny day, no doubt about it. Some of the suburbs can be a bit depressing though. But then, I would say that - I live in Melbourne 😁
Yes, I also thought he was exaggerating his Aussieness. I have noted how GEN ZEDS seem to have Avery different accent and regional and “ ethnic” accents on children of migrants are becoming more common and more pronounced ( no pun intended).
I have lived in Sydney most of my life. This video is quite a few years old. The population is now 5.5 million and there is considerable housing stress. It's now the most expensive city in the world after Hong Kong to live. But nothing takes away from its natural beauty, just be aware that food prices at restaurants in the tourist areas can be eye wateringly expensive. However wages are much higher than say Canada or the USA to compensate. Public transport is new, clean, comprehensive and cheap. And make sure you have a debit or credit card with a microchip or you have Apple Pay etc, because cash is not accepted much any more, even for a taxi, Uber or a coffee or an ice cream. And remember, because of this, there is no tipping. Wait staff in restaurants etc are some of the highest paid in the hospitality industry earning well over $35ph.
Hi Ryan another great video. In Sydney we don't drink a lot of VB it's Victoria's favourite. Also you wouldn't be drinking it before the Bridge Climb as they breathalyse you before you climb and you have to be under 0.05 blood alcohol level. Thanks for your kind comments and we all would love to see you down under.
If you ever come to Sydney. Stay at the 'Harbour View Hotel'. It's on the North side of the bridge and ALL the rooms have a view of the harbour. You can walk to Luna Park and the Ferry Terminal. There's a train station under the Hotel, (A Subway Station), that can take you anywhere on the _North Line_ Did I mention it's cheap. With buffet breakfast and free car park deals all the time. 👍
I hope that your employer is happy with your post. BTW, North Sydney station is not on the North line (there is no such line in the Sydney system), in italics or otherwise. It's on the North Shore line, and the terminus of some services on the Northern and Western lines.
@@doubledee9675 You think I'm going to travel 5 hours to work each day? To work in a Hotel, when I own my own business and have 3 employees? It's just a good place to be based from in Sydney. The 'North Shore Line'. I thought it went in a NORTHERN direction! WOW. Some people just Troll when they have no life or job.
@@MikMech There is the Northern Line. Northern, not North. It starts at Central, goes west to Strathfield, and then northerly to Hornsby , the Central Coast and on. The North Shore line starts at Central, goes through Town Hall and Wynyard then over the Bridge to Milson's Point and North Sydney then on to Hornsby.
Sydney is way more beautiful then Melbourne but the people arnt as friendly. Personally out of all the cities in Australia, other than Sydney I think Perth is up there with western sunsets.
Every Australian state follows a similar dynamic:- a bloated city on the coast, and next to nothing inland bar a few small towns that haven't changed, grown or evolved since the 60's. State governments spend big on expanding these cities, often forgetting there's a mass of space inland to take advantage of. When you walk around your average inland rural town in 2023, it's no different to walking around them in 1970. They just never evolve or grow, and money is never spent on them. New migrants avoid them unless incentivised to live there, and those born there often leave. These coastal cities are so big and beautiful because that's where all the money and focus goes. You never hear a politician say we need to finance and grow Leeton in southern NSW. None of the suits in high places give a shit about these areas. Unlike America or Europe, Australia lacks an inland city culture........... because there's no inland cities!
Ryan, you need to realise that videos like this show a very small part of Sydney. Think of the city and metropolitan area as covering a semi-circle centred on the harbour and extending east to the coast/Bondi but also 50 km or so north, south and west. Of course, there is nothing similar to the Opera House in this much larger area, but beaches, bays and inlets, hills and valleys, and a range of other sights.
There's so much more to Sydney than The Rocks, Manly, and Bondi! A third of us speak a language other than English at home, so go to Chinatown, Eastwood or Hurstville for Chinese food; Cabramatta for Vietnamese; go to Auburn during the month of Ramadan to have a camel burger at the night food markets; catch a ferry up the river to Parramatta (in high tide) and see the historic buildings there.
Each year, I ring in the new under the fireworks, on a picnic blanket in the royal botanical gardens just around the corner from the opera house. Feels like the sky is on fire....in the good way!
OK as an opera house employee, you kinda need a ticket to get around the house - it's a working building and a heritage building so to see inside you need to take a guided tour. Book super well in advance - these things sell out months in advance in the summer! You can walk around the outside for free though :)
FYI every day the Harbour Bridge is being painted. (Paul Hogan was a painter on the Bridge before his. 'chance' at fame for his Commedy). It now looks 👀 BIGGER due to how much paint is on it...haha
Sydney is on the Harbour with the bridge and the Opera House. Darling Harbour is pretty, the Ferries are fun and that is all I like about Sydney. I was born there and I grew up there, never going there again. Roads are crap. I love Melbourne. We wash and vacuum our Country everyday. Bondi only has Blue Bottles, they sting but don’t kill and they are only there when the wind blows in one direction. Mostly not there.
Scots but happily living in Sydney since 2000...am never going back. If you don't visit, you'll regret it. If you do visit, you'll never want to leave...just saying 💋
Sydney also has a great climate thanks to being right on the water. I lived in Sydney when I was studying at University and loved it, it has a great public transport system and is safe to walk around. A bit busy for my tastes now that I have lived the country for nearly 30 years but a great place to visit.
I highly recommend to watch the Sydney Vivid, it’s an amazing light show that you don’t need tickets - you just walk through Sydney (and no, it does not happen every night, unfortunately)
Dam I need to go check out Sydney. Last time I was there it was for a business meeting and I was only there for about 12 hour's. Had a quick look at the Opera house and bridge. Might have to go spend a couple of day's 🙂
I am actually a New Zealander, but I lived and brought my kids up in Sydney. Their favourite day out on the holidays was the Museum run. Train to the city, lunch in Hyde Park, (you missed that) and then a look at the museum from top to bottom. Next a walk to the Domain and along to the Botanic Gardens via the Art Gallery. Down through the Botanic Gardens along the water front to the Opera House. Along Circular Quay to the Railway Station and home.
I’m proud to say that Sydney is my hometown
I’m so glad to be an Aussie !❤😊
As a proud Aussie, Sydney has spectacular scenery, when I was a kid we moved to Sydney from the Country. I now live in the outer Western suburbs,but a day in the City is always different. We Ferry hop from place to place. Going through the Heads on a Cruise ship is fantastic.
Remember there aren’t any mentality disturbed people purchasing AR-15 rifles and walking into the nearest school to commit mass murder
When you live in the outer Western suburbs, you might as well not be living in Sydney at all because you are missing out on what make Sydney great. But in saying that, it is very expensive, and you don't want to be stuck living in a studio apartment.
Lived in Sydney all my life and I love it. The harbour and coastal walks are so popular and beautifully done. It’s a really great city to enjoy the outdoors.
LOL, go on a Middle Harbour cruise and become aspirational!
People often think Sydney is just a big city but it’s so much more than that! I had American visitors last week and we explored national parks with hidden waterfalls and swimming holes, secluded beaches, ocean pools, rockpools, the actual “city” is only a tiny tiny fraction of what constitutes “Sydney”! There’s so much to do here.
I have to admit that’s true.
Oh they would have had a wonderful time in Sydney Doc, having u showing them around, place’s probably the never would have seen 😊
But the national parks are not actually in Sydney... As a city it's completely overrated. Looks pretty but in my experience has no character...or at least not a character to be proud of.
When I think of Sydney I think of funnel web spiders and they fill me with terror.
SYDNEY IS A FUCKING HOLE!!!!
I’ve lived in the southern suburbs of Sydney all my life and go into the city often. I’ve visited all the spots mentioned and never fail to marvel at how lucky I am to call Sydney home. Seeing the city through your eyes makes me appreciate it even more. Hope you and your family get to travel here some time 🇦🇺😎
I’m glad that we actually have an Aussie commentating on our country ❤❤
Lmao
Sydney is a visually stunning city and a great place to visit. Just know that if you plan to live there, the cost of living is extremely high. Right up there with the most expensive cities in the world.
Thanks Ryan. Sydney's been my city for 69 out of 70 years. I enjoy that you enjoy our beautiful country and our Aussie way of life. You sort of feel like a neighbor mate. Well done!
I live in Sydney and had a job that required 80+ flights per year - one thing I never got sick of, was flying back into Sydney - the views are amazeballs.
Sydney is surrounded by national parks, including the second oldest national park in the world, the Royal National Park at its southern edge. Only Yellowstone is older. The Blue Mountains National Park is to the west, it’s been described as the Grand Canyon with trees, it’s well worth going to see.
This brought back many wonderful memories.❤ We vacationed for 2 weeks in the Sydney area several years ago. Absolutely beautiful. I hope you and your family get to go soon.
That “property” at 3.03 you asked how much it cost is called Iceberg, a club at Bondi. A very nice place to sit and have lunch and a few beverages on a Sunday. It’s been there for just over 100 years and the pool is used if you don’t want to be going into the waves.
You can climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge for a fee.
the pool is free…
@Michael Rogers true. I had used it free, but that was years ago. I hadn't realised they charged now, although it makes sense given the upkeep costs.
The bright sun on the glistening harbour and rocky outcrops along the coast is stunning.
As an Aussie born from the outback but moved to Western Sydney area, I am proud of living where I live.
Just started watching your videos. We so dont say HAPPY ARVO 😂. I saw a girl in one of your videos staying in Byron Bay. She actually thought all of Australias Clubs are closed by 1am. I think she needed to go to see the City. Usually Clubs are open until 3am at least and most have 5am licenses.
That clock at 9:56 is one of 2 in the QVB (Queen Victoria Building) they are brilliant to watch on the hour as they have a show all of their own.
Must look up my old photos I took of Bennelong Point when it had Tram sheds on it, just before they started to pour the foundations for the Opera House.
Oh Sydney has grown so much in the past 9years. Nicer buildings in the city, new metro line, light rail…. Its changed a fair bit ✌️
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Fun Fact- Manly was named by Govenor Arthur Phillip- the first Govenor of Sydney, the one who sailed in with the first convicts on the first fleet and set up the penal colony of Sydney. He was also the person who selected Sydney harbour as the perfect location for Sydney ( the original location selected- Botany Bay had no fresh drinking water). Govenor Phillip named Manly Cove - after he was impressed with the manliness and confidence of the aboriginies that he encountered there. He went with a party of guards to explore areas for settlements- he saw a group of aboriginals feasting on a whale on Manly Beach. Govenor Arthur Phillip was speared in the shoulder by one of the aboriginies. And ordered his men not to retaliate.
and yet a few years later, small pox somehow appeared in Manly & wiped out 90% of the Aboriginals in that area. There's no way that was possible without high level approval, given it's distance from the main colony! Obviously Phillip or someone in his inner circle authorised a boat sailing over there with the smallpox scabs from the surgeon's supplies & leaving them there in blankets or similar, so as to infect those "Manly" warriors, who were otherwise going to successfully drive the whites out. Same thing they did in the US, but at least the US is willing to acknowledge the truth about it's history
Blue bottle jellyfish are seasonal, only come out certain time of the year. Autumn and winter. Being from Oz myself I would totally Agree with everyone in saying thank God I was born here in Australia. Haven't been to Tassie yet, on the bucket list.
Great vid! But there’s so much more to Sydney than what you see here. I’ve lived in and all around Sydney since 1975, and am now settled in Western Sydney, just below the Blue Mountains. It takes me at least 90 minutes to drive to the places mentioned in this video, just to give you a perspective of it’s size. The best city in the world, Ryan you MUST visit us here in Sydney one day 😊
Blue Mountains is another must see for tourists imo
Sydney is the second largest city behind Rio de janeiro as in land space it covers. It goes as far west to the Blue Mountains, north as far up to the Hawkesbury and South down to the National Park. Sydney is not just the city and the harbour. Sydney is a very large area.
Sydney is central city in New South Wales. Blue mountain isn’t in Sydney and it’s in New South Wales.
@@Lucasmate I said as far west to the mountains. I didn't say it includes the mountains. Years ago St Mary's was 02 and past that was 047 with phone area codes. Also it was classed as country over the Nepean river for Insurances. But now you would class all that area as part of Sydney area.
If you want to use area, the largest city in the world is Mount Isa QLD.
@@waza987 With more kangaroos than people.
Approximately 12,300 square kilometres
Finally you’re checking out my city! Sydney Harbour is vast! So is the huge suburban sprawl!
You don’t need a ticket to look and explore the Opera House, but you do need tickets to attend a performance.
Thanks for letting me explore Sydney with you. I'll never be able to afford a holiday over there, although I'm blessed with being in Albany Western Australia, 5-6hrs south of Perth WA
hi bel i lived maylands in perth many moons ago , yes many trips to albany . beautiful place with a rotten history. but i loved it
Western Australia imo the most beautiful state in Australia..I lived there in the south west and loved it.
You can travel to Sydney on the cheap if you know how to look! Im a Sydney girl but have fam in WA (but have never been sadly) ... Even though I've found plane tickets as cheap as $28 sud to perrth! My family fly back and forth all the time. Id lovvvve to go to WA though!! Crazy how Ive travelled the world yet haven't seen the Vas majority of my own backyard
They have fairly perfect weather in Sydney and thats why the grass looks perfect...that and the gardeners!
We domestic gardeners look perfect also.
There's more to Australia than just revisiting videos of the capital cities on the eastern coast time and time again. Head out of these cities where you'll find the real down to earth Aussies Ryan...
My son just got back from Knotfest in Sydney, he said the architecture was amazing and staff everywhere are so friendly, go Sydney!
my brother went to knotfest!! and i have lived in sydney all my life and i love it here
@@freyas9145 aww that's awesome! I'm currently wearing my "Knotfest Australia" hoodie, official merch as a gift from my son 🥰 I hope your brother got ya some merch too 🤘 Sydney sounds amazing 🤩
I was a taxi driver in Australia and even after 30 years, I would still be taken to places of stunning beauty I hadnt previously seen....and there is so much more north south and west of the city within 2 hours drive.
From Queensland live in Sydney. Queensland will always be home, but Sydney has its charms. The beaches, museums, and quaint suburbs. Those guys were climbing the bridge 😊
Another great video Ryan! I have a video suggestion for you: You're the voice by John Farnham, Possibly the greatest singer in the world. Also if you just lower the video quality enough your video won't get taken down😊
"ThatSingerReacts" has lots of Farnham & other songs that are prone to blocks & never seems to get blocked, so I agree Ryan should react to Farnham, but he also should check how that guy does it to avoid blocks on song reactions & also the other reactions he's having block issues with. That channel still even has the AFL GF entertainment in full, without blocks, despite EVERY other copy on here being removed!
As an Aussie I love to visit Sydney (did it for many years for work & pleasure) but doubt I could ever live there.
Yes, one of the most visually stunning cities in the world, but so busy these days. I love to visit, but couldn't live there.
Unless you are a very very rich person!
@@linyep I was about to say that. It depends on how much money you have.
I live in Sydney and wouldn’t live anywhere else 🙋🏻♀️
I've lived in Melbourne and Sydney. Melbourne is hip, active, fun, and nice BUT Sydney is pretty, the prettiest city Ive ever been to. Expensive as hell tho.
Sydney was always built on a patch of paradise. Whether you’re spending daytime at your favourite beach spot or enjoying a warm summer night, the air sweetly perfumed from local flora and fauna and the feeling of anticipation everywhere. You know you’re in a special place in this World. ⭐️
Was in sydney for many visits since sydney 2000 olympic where bondi, parramatta, double bay, cbd, kingsford are remain remembered. Luv it
Ii live in a regional area on the coast and it’s beautiful but I always exclaim how beautiful Sydney is when I get to the view before the bridge .
I have travelled overseas many times but the Sydney harbour is so beautiful-
The Blue Bottles are around according to certain currents a certain times of the year. Usually around Christmas time for a few days then they go away. They are not there all the time.
I live in Sydney and work for Expedia, so proud of this video ✌️
I think it needs a bit of an update, unless that has been done
Circular quay is NOT our answer to grand central. That statement was written by someone who’s never been to Sydney. If you want to get anywhere, oddly enough… go to central.
@@JohnLee-pt5jz uh, not really. they both happen to be big train stations with the word 'central' in them, where lines converge. i see no evidence of modelling one on the other happening.
@@karlcxnobody said they were modelled on each other. Central is far more like grand central than circular quay, you can only go on the metro Sydney lines
@@karenl8837 I’m not rewatching again a year later to respond to that. Keep it relevant.
No stingers in the water in the southern states. (I think Im correct) They are mostly in the northern part of the country. But there"s always the odd shark I'm sure. All Aussies know to "swim between the flags" where lifeguards keep watch for sharks in all the patrolled beaches.
I'm an ex Sydneyite and have lived most my 72 years in Queensland. It wasnt until I went North to Cairns that I'd ever even heard about stingers. So dont let that put you off visiting....if you're sensible you're generally safe.🙃
The bridge used to take 7 years to paint back in the days when Hoges was painting, they would start at one end and when finished it was time to start again
That ‘house’ with the ocean pools is Bondi Icebergs swimming club.
Not only is Sydney a beautiful city, it is also ranked 5th as the safest city in the world.
It is definitely a paradise city.
I now live in Brisbane, however, I grew up in Sydney and lived on the Northern Beaches. I still call Sydney home, and the Northern Beaches is God's own country.❤
Sydney was the first place I lived in Australia, way back in 1996. I'd never been to Aus before so it was a bit of a culture shock suddenly LIVING down under. Nice city, but too busy and expensive to live there now. Brisbane has been home for almost 20 years now and it's great, even if we don't have an opera house.
BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE BRISVEGAS!😂🎉
But it does have an opera house, just one that's not more interesting on the outside than the inside.
hi ben i arrived in sydney in 65 at 14, lived all over and did lots of jobs , back then was wonderful. but as u say now too bloody expensive. too many tourists , too much traffic , too much crime. ive been to brissy lots , and lived in qld to . right on the beach in bowen. but seems to me all the places ive lived in the past are out of reach for the average aussie , just ripe for the super rich.
No it doesn't have an opera house, but it does have the Performing Arts Centre. It's not as pretty as the Opera House but after a recent expansion, it's the largest theatrical centre in Australia. Brisbane is also the only city which has a central cultural precinct which includes the state library, Queensland Museum, Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Arts (GOMA) and the Southbank Parklands. Unlike Sydney, where everything is "only a few blocks away" or a "short ferry ride away", they are all together.
I grew up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. The beaches get more beautiful the further you head up the Peninsular. I've travelled a lot over the years and still think Sydney is one of the most beautiful cities in the world!!!
Yes - the big change after Mona Vale
Manly beach is where the first governor of New South Wales met the Aboriginals and described them as Manly
Nearly right. He selected one of those he met at what is now Manly beach, thought one was particularly manly and called him Manly. Took him as far as London to show him off,
Hounderand hundreds of things to do in Sydney my favourite city of Australia I'm from Adelaide south Australia 🇦🇺 😀
The so called beautiful parts of Sydney are for the tourists and the super rich. The best parts of Sydney are the diverse suburbs, the yummiest food Lidcombe, Auburn, Bankstown, Blacktown, Chatswood, Parramatta, Penrith. The best food from all over the world is found in these outer burbs.
That "property" is the surf club and public baths on the south end of Bondi Beach. /and the grass was part of the botanical gardens
Great video! As a Sydneysider it’s a great reminder of what an awesome place I live in.
The hint is in the name: Victoria Bitter is a Victorian beer. Drink it in Melbourne.
Yeah maybe he should be drinking XXXX in King's Cross Sydney 😂
tastes the same out of a bottle or can doood!!
@@pugman99 tastes the same as a bottle or can of piss too!
Maybe years ago, don't think I've seen anybody drink a VB - or a pub even have VB on tap - for at least 10 years here in Melbourne!
Or drink it anywhere
God, this American phobia about Australia's reptiles and spiders etc. I've spent most of my life walking through the Australian bush and not met any snakes, haven't been bitten by anything and not attacked by anything. I also owned a cattle property. Same thing. A few red belly snakes by the creek by they slid away fast if you went near them. We did have a platypus family in the creek and a few wombats. What we don't have is bears and cougars.
That's called Sydney Harbour mate...No, that is Bondi Beach - it has 2 enclosed pool areas...It's not a house, but yes, BONDI is expensive. You only need a ticket if you are going to an event in the Opera House. Hurry up & get here Ryan....
I'm going to the Opera House next month to see Tommy Emanuel... Guitar god.
I used to work at Luna Park, and did 1 week work experience at Taronga Zoo.
ABSOLUTELY amazing places to work!!!
Got to catch the ferry every day for Taronga Zoo.
When I think of the city, it’s Central station that first jumps to mind. So many brilliant days started there
You're such a good dad. Already 'risk managing' way ahead! 🤣😄👍 Yeah Sydney is beautiful. Also, very expensive!
The Harbour Bridge is 90 years old this year. And that water spiral 🌀 has been there for over 30years and you can walk down the spiral and sit in the middle.
I’ve lived in NSW my whole life of 50 years, 30 years in Sydney and 20 years in the beautiful Blue Mountains which is an hour and a half outside of Sydney, I am very fond of Melbourne as well and visit there often but my heart belongs to Sydney.
Melbourne is tipped to become the biggest city by September 2030 (estimated). As a Sydneysider, they can have it!
When I was in the work force, I used to catch a ferry to work. I also worked at Circular Quay which was a five minute walk from the Ferry. It was the BEST most RELAXING form of transport to work. I was lucky to live a five minute walk from home to the ferry wharf.
Lucky to have had many cruises, and sailing through the heads is such a beautiful thing!
As do so many people who live in our part of Sydney, we lived for a while in a suburb right on the northern shores of the Harbour. About 5 minutes through a pleasant bushland pathway to the wharf. The ferry ride home was always very relaxing - and you really felt that you'd left work by the time you got home.
The gardens are absolutely STUNNING!
Mate Sydney is only a 14 hour flight from LA, a trip I have done dozens of times (I recommend stopping in Hawaii for a few days).
Sit back, have a few beers, watch a few movies and your here...if I can do it, you can too. 🇦🇺🙂
Id take 14hours flight over 24h any day.
I grew up in Sydney and still have family there. I loved Sydney but it was getting too crowded for me and I longed for the bush so moved out to the farm. I always loved visiting family and seeing my old haunts around Sydney but farm life suited me. I have now retired to a beachside city four hours north of Brisbane where the weather is perfect all year. We don’t have extreme changes but a comfortable temperature all year round. Suits me perfectly. We have around 70,000 people here so plenty of good shopping, restaurants and entertainment. It’s pure paradise and I never want to leave. 😊
We have several venomous spiders in addition to the Sydney Funnel-web. How about redbacks (related to the Black Widow from North America ), white tails, mouse, tree-dwelling funnel webs.
3:55 That cruise ship was built in Finland. My home country. 🤗
You would love Sydney,,70 beaches,over 1 thousand parks 3 big rivers beautiful harbour,a big bay( botany bay) and heaps of trees and green grass etc etc
Early 80s was Sydney's peak as far as I'm concerned. Neville Wran was really getting the show going.
Everything was looking up.
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There’s so much more then this. Sydney is such a big place I grew up in la perouse and then Hurstville and it’s so culturally diverse and because of that there are such amazing places to eat. I moved to Brisbane but love going home and visiting family. It’s such a busy place compared to brissy
Ryan, don’t have a beer before you climb the bridge; they breath test you!
(Sorry if already mentioned below)
Yes,, Let’s all move to Sydney, because it is the town of happenings and opportunities
I absolutely love your “Happy Arvo” but I hope you know nobody in Australia ever says this ever 😂
He knows it but it's his way of having a joke with us. It's a term of endearment that we accept and have a laugh over. It's actually catching on 😂 we say it back to him now 🙆♀️
We always so arvo just not happy arvo
Im australian and never knew what this is. I had to search it lol
How cringe it must be for an American
@@louisekindred0059 it’s really not it’s cringe he has his own culture he should find that and embrace it rather than conform to another that has nothing to do with him the American culture itself is a melting pot and Mercians think they need to be like everyone else when no one cares
I moved to Perth to get away from bloody Sydney. I hated living they're because of the travelling time for my job. So when I got the chance of a posting to Perth with the Military my wife and I grabbed it with both of our hands. We have been in Perth Now for 38 years and absolutely love it, Sydney is under rated okay.
What we from the country call The Big Smoke.
And that video is 9 years old, I'd say Sydney has transformed in that time and is even MORE DYNAMIC now with even more to see and do.
You can climb both the towers of the bridge and the bridge itself. Guided tours with suit and cable attachment.
Revolving restaurant in the Sydney tower. The sandstone cliff walk from Bondi to Coogee beach, is spectacular. Same with walk at southern end of Manly Beach.
Opera House was designed by a Danish architect - Mr Utzon.
I think the NSW lottery was formed, to help pay for it ??
National Parks on either sides of Sydney - Blue Mountains spectacular
Video only shows a TINY bit of what you can do and see.
Blue Mountains is like a minature Grand canyon with trees.
So proud to remember Dad building the moulds for pouring SOH.
about the convict part its because convicts typically where just people who stole food for their family's so when they where shipped off all the people who would do anything to make there kids happy the men worked there asses off and eventually transformed into a great country
just my theory though what i heard from my father and grandfather at least
And criminals still run the country!
Live 80k's south of Sydney and that's as close as I ever want to be to that hellhole.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 you wanna knock one of those teeth out of “Luna Park” 🤣🤣🤣🤣I’m A True Blue Aussie But I’ve Felt The Same Way About That Huge Mouth 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 It’s scary!
Methinks the narrator was asked to add a bit more 'Aussie' to his natural accent to appeal to potential overseas tourists 😎😎 Sydney is lovely on a sunny day, no doubt about it. Some of the suburbs can be a bit depressing though. But then, I would say that - I live in Melbourne 😁
which is 98% deptessing! And yes, I lived there, in Kew, East Melbourne etc
You have my sincerest condolences, I spent a week in Melbourne one day...
Yes that accent in the voice over is way over the top. Sounds like a beer commercial from the 1980s.
Yes, I also thought he was exaggerating his Aussieness.
I have noted how GEN ZEDS seem to have Avery different accent and regional and “ ethnic” accents on children of migrants are becoming more common and more pronounced ( no pun intended).
I have lived in Sydney most of my life. This video is quite a few years old. The population is now 5.5 million and there is considerable housing stress. It's now the most expensive city in the world after Hong Kong to live. But nothing takes away from its natural beauty, just be aware that food prices at restaurants in the tourist areas can be eye wateringly expensive. However wages are much higher than say Canada or the USA to compensate. Public transport is new, clean, comprehensive and cheap. And make sure you have a debit or credit card with a microchip or you have Apple Pay etc, because cash is not accepted much any more, even for a taxi, Uber or a coffee or an ice cream. And remember, because of this, there is no tipping. Wait staff in restaurants etc are some of the highest paid in the hospitality industry earning well over $35ph.
Hi Ryan another great video. In Sydney we don't drink a lot of VB it's Victoria's favourite. Also you wouldn't be drinking it before the Bridge Climb as they breathalyse you before you climb and you have to be under 0.05 blood alcohol level. Thanks for your kind comments and we all would love to see you down under.
If you ever come to Sydney. Stay at the 'Harbour View Hotel'.
It's on the North side of the bridge and ALL the rooms have a view of the harbour. You can walk to Luna Park and the Ferry Terminal. There's a train station under the Hotel, (A Subway Station), that can take you anywhere on the _North Line_
Did I mention it's cheap. With buffet breakfast and free car park deals all the time.
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I hope that your employer is happy with your post.
BTW, North Sydney station is not on the North line (there is no such line in the Sydney system), in italics or otherwise. It's on the North Shore line, and the terminus of some services on the Northern and Western lines.
@@doubledee9675 You think I'm going to travel 5 hours to work each day? To work in a Hotel, when I own my own business and have 3 employees? It's just a good place to be based from in Sydney.
The 'North Shore Line'. I thought it went in a NORTHERN direction!
WOW. Some people just Troll when they have no life or job.
@@MikMech There is the Northern Line. Northern, not North. It starts at Central, goes west to Strathfield, and then northerly to Hornsby , the Central Coast and on. The North Shore line starts at Central, goes through Town Hall and Wynyard then over the Bridge to Milson's Point and North Sydney then on to Hornsby.
Sydney is way more beautiful then Melbourne but the people arnt as friendly. Personally out of all the cities in Australia, other than Sydney I think Perth is up there with western sunsets.
Every Australian state follows a similar dynamic:- a bloated city on the coast, and next to nothing inland bar a few small towns that haven't changed, grown or evolved since the 60's. State governments spend big on expanding these cities, often forgetting there's a mass of space inland to take advantage of.
When you walk around your average inland rural town in 2023, it's no different to walking around them in 1970. They just never evolve or grow, and money is never spent on them. New migrants avoid them unless incentivised to live there, and those born there often leave.
These coastal cities are so big and beautiful because that's where all the money and focus goes.
You never hear a politician say we need to finance and grow Leeton in southern NSW.
None of the suits in high places give a shit about these areas.
Unlike America or Europe, Australia lacks an inland city culture........... because there's no inland cities!
Ryan, you need to realise that videos like this show a very small part of Sydney. Think of the city and metropolitan area as covering a semi-circle centred on the harbour and extending east to the coast/Bondi but also 50 km or so north, south and west. Of course, there is nothing similar to the Opera House in this much larger area, but beaches, bays and inlets, hills and valleys, and a range of other sights.
the bondi to coggee walk the view. is unreal how pretty it is in real life. and that's right in the middle of a major city.
There's so much more to Sydney than The Rocks, Manly, and Bondi! A third of us speak a language other than English at home, so go to Chinatown, Eastwood or Hurstville for Chinese food; Cabramatta for Vietnamese; go to Auburn during the month of Ramadan to have a camel burger at the night food markets; catch a ferry up the river to Parramatta (in high tide) and see the historic buildings there.
Each year, I ring in the new under the fireworks, on a picnic blanket in the royal botanical gardens just around the corner from the opera house.
Feels like the sky is on fire....in the good way!
Go one or two hours north of sydney cbd that’s where you’ll get amazing bush land and beaches ❤
OK as an opera house employee, you kinda need a ticket to get around the house - it's a working building and a heritage building so to see inside you need to take a guided tour. Book super well in advance - these things sell out months in advance in the summer! You can walk around the outside for free though :)
Sydney also has sprawling suburbs to the west. The well heeled live around the harbour.
FYI every day the Harbour Bridge is being painted.
(Paul Hogan was a painter on the Bridge before his. 'chance' at fame for his Commedy).
It now looks 👀 BIGGER due to how much paint is on it...haha
Sydney is on the Harbour with the bridge and the Opera House. Darling Harbour is pretty, the Ferries are fun and that is all I like about Sydney. I was born there and I grew up there, never going there again. Roads are crap. I love Melbourne.
We wash and vacuum our Country everyday. Bondi only has Blue Bottles, they sting but don’t kill and they are only there when the wind blows in one direction. Mostly not there.
Scots but happily living in Sydney since 2000...am never going back. If you don't visit, you'll regret it. If you do visit, you'll never want to leave...just saying 💋
Sydney also has a great climate thanks to being right on the water. I lived in Sydney when I was studying at University and loved it, it has a great public transport system and is safe to walk around. A bit busy for my tastes now that I have lived the country for nearly 30 years but a great place to visit.
Great public transport system? Ummmm one of the worst in the world. Trains always running late, strikes and replaced with buses on the weekend.
Ryan I'm not 100% sure but i think the narrator is Russell Crow ( Gladiator ) fame as well many other great moves .
I highly recommend to watch the Sydney Vivid, it’s an amazing light show that you don’t need tickets - you just walk through Sydney (and no, it does not happen every night, unfortunately)
Dam I need to go check out Sydney. Last time I was there it was for a business meeting and I was only there for about 12 hour's. Had a quick look at the Opera house and bridge.
Might have to go spend a couple of day's 🙂