 Sydney ShoppingShopaholics will not be disappointed with Sydney, a cosmopolitan
city that offers international as well as local name brands, world
class shopping centres, streets that reveal a host of fascinating
speciality shops, and discounted market stalls that offer anything
from clothes to arts and crafts and edibles. Most of the large department stores are within the city centre
and within a few blocks of each other. For exclusive shopping, the
QVB, or Queen Victoria Building, is an architectural masterpiece
housing a large variety of designer label and speciality shops,
while in similar vein the nearby Strand Arcade houses some of
Australia''s top designer labels, as well as boutiques, jewellery
and beauty salons. Downtown Duty Free in the basement is a great
place to pick up some bargains. Other centres include the
magnificent Grace Bros'' with eight levels boasting vast quantities
of goods, Sydney''s oldest department store David Jones, the
Harbourside development at Darling Harbour, MLC Centre, Picadilly
and Centrepoint. Explore the streets of The Rocks, which hide a
myriad of speciality shops, while Skygarden centre is home to the
biggest bookstore in town, Borders, which also stocks a wide
selection of magazines, CDs and DVDs. Sydney''s biggest market is Paddy''s, open from Thursday to
Sunday, which offers discounted mainstream items, while the Glebe
(Saturday) and Bondi (Sunday) markets are traditional alternative
markets with a good selection of clothing, arts and crafts, and
second-hand goods. The Rocks has weekend stalls trading mainly in
good quality crafts, collectibles, and art. For something totally
different the daily Sydney Fish Market is a fishy spectacle as well
as a great place to feast on fresh seafood. A wider variety of food
can be bought at Coles or Woolworths supermarkets. |
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