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(0) 295 165 998) or Danks Street
Depot ( W www.danksstreetdepot.com.
au; T [phone]), which
both focus on providing the finest
ingredients from nearby specialist
farms and producers.

Need to know For those keen on
cooking (or grazing) there are also
regular gourmet food and farmers'
markets all across the city. Go to W www.
slowfoodsydney.com.au to find out when
and where.

495 aboriginal sydney
Many people think Sydney's history
began with the arrival of Captain Cook
in Botany Bay in 1770. Take a boat cruise with
Tribal Warrior ( W www.tribalwarrior.org; T +61
(0) 296 993 491) around the famous harbour,
however, and while seeing the monuments from
their best viewpoint, you'll learn about the life of
the area's Aboriginal people, who were here for
thirty thousand years before the arrival of the
“whitefella”. You'll also learn the original names
for places - Botany Bay was once Kamay, and
the land where the Opera House now stands was
known as Jubgalee.
On board the ship, built in 1899 and the
oldest working ship in Australia as well as the
only Aboriginal-owned boat tour, the crew will
explain about the fishing practices of a people
better known for eking out a life in the dry
Australian bush. The highlight is a stop on Clark
Island, once a significant Aboriginal meeting
place, where tribal elder Uncle Max and others
will welcome you with a traditional corroboree
dance. The sight of these millennia-old rituals
against the backdrop of one of the world's most
modern skylines is one few forget.

496 see the city by
foot or bike
As the most populous
city of one of the most
outdoorsy and fitness-
focused people in the
world, Sydney is best
seen on two feet - or
two wheels. One of the
most interesting routes
is the 38km Green Ring
that connects coastal
trails, cycle paths and
other green routes and
includes some of the city's
highlights, including
Darling Harbour, Cooks
River, Botany Wetlands
and Sydney Harbour at
Cockle Bay. With several
gentle hills around the
harbour, you guarantee
yourself a workout along
with the iconic view.

(From top) The Tribal Warrior is
Australia's oldest working ship;
The Bondi to Coogee coastal
walk; Going for an early morning
cycle around Daves Point Reserve
at the foot of the Harbour Bridge

Need to know Tribal Warrior runs Tues-Sat. To
see the harbour on your own you can hire a kayak
through W www.sydneyharbourkayaks.com.au or an
electric motorboat at W www.ecoboats.com.au. For
more on the wildlife and Aboriginal history of the
harbour, go to W www.livingharbour.net.

Need to know The Green Ring can be
found at W sydneygreenring.blogspot.com.
Info on walking the coastline is at W www.
walkingcoastalsydney.com.au. For info on hiring
bikes, visit W www.cyclehire.com.au.