Adventure and travel in Australia

Tourist info

By Darmansjah Godjali

Education is not the only areas that makes the name of Australia skyrocket, especially in Indonesia. In the field of business and economics too, kangaroo country plays an important role in the world arena. As with tourism, which is not only famous for its beautiful natural scenery, but the attraction and value of history is invaluable.

If you do not believe, try to come to Melbourne, which has since developed in the 1800s, until now the capital of the State of Victoria is not only being targeted by Indonesian citizens who want to get an education bench, but also the businessmen.

 

Adorned also not always filled with historic buildings with European architecture, there is also a bleak modern buildings of Federation Square, an open space in the heart of the design of the architecture become important icons for Melbourne.

Selection of architectural design for the area of ​​38,000 square meters is done openly through international competition. The competition requires participants to create a civilian building that can accommodate 20 thousand people in an open amphitheater.

Of the 177 entries received. Lab Architecture of London managed to steal the championship, and working with Bates Smart of Melbourne, Federation Square has become a place for the citizens of Melbourne to come together and spend time, whether it's in open space, café, or restaurant that was there.

Still in Melbourne, there is a Captain's Cook Cottage, the home of Captain Cook's parents who discovered the continent of Australia in 1770.

According to the story, the original house stood on the Great Ayton, Yorkshire, England, then in 1934 the house was dismantled and taken to Melbourne.

Optimizing attraction.

Compared to other countries, Australia does have its own charm. First, Australia is a country which is also the world's smallest continent. Furthermore, the country is also capable of processing resources that attract the tourists.

One result of these efforts can be seen on the Gold Coast, a place located south of Brisbane (state capital of Queensland). Gold Coast has a clean beach that can be enjoyed by anyone. This is a promising feature of good memories for those who never set foot in an area of ​​122km square and 42km long beach is.

 
Gold Coast not only attract tourists from outside Australia. Australian society itself makes the Gold Coast as a major destination for holiday spending. In addition, there are also theme park for children. So, this place could become a tourist area for the whole family, Tour Manager said.

Besides beaches, the Gold Coast has Movie World (film production studio) that allows every visitor to see up close filmmaking techniques with exciting attractions.

The visit to Australia would not be complete if it did not come to Sydney, which is not only famous with Sydney's iconic Opera House in Australia, but also other places that are not less interesting.

Sydney Opera House is a building that architecture design derived from the results of a competition which was won by Jorn Utzon from Denmark. Building construction began in 1958 in May and completed in February 1973.

 

There is also the Harbour Bridge which is also called Coat Hanger (coat hanger). Here tourists can ride the bridge after passing through approximately 200 steps, and can see the sights of Sydney Harbour is not only attractive, but can give a deep impression from the visit to Australia.