FACTOID #129: The five countries with the highest coffee consumption are also the five countries whose citizens trust one another the most. Coincidence? Probably.
Sydney belongs to the exclusive club of world cities that generate a sense of excitement from the air.
Even at the end of a marathon flight across the Pacific, there's renewed vitality in the cabin as the plane circles the city, crossing the branching fingers of the harbor, where thousands of yachts are suspended on the dark water and the sails of the Opera House glisten in the distance.
Sydney's panache and appetite for life are unchallenged in the Australian context.
The Domain adjoins the Royal Botanic Gardens and is managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens Trust, a division of the New South Wales Department of Environment and Conservation.
The SydneyDomain was set aside in 1788 by Governor Phillip as his private reserve.
In the 1850s the Domain was used for military, sporting, and ceremonial events, and was subsequently used for soap box oratory and political meetings.
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