New York

Park, Islands
The only quiet place where however it is dangerous to go after dark is Central Park where also famous rock concerts take place. There are many attractive places where visitors like to go - the most worldknown is the Brooklyn Bridge. There is statue of Liberty - it is symbol of hope and freedom.

Economy
New York is an important industrial city and business centre (machinery, electronics, chemistry, food, textiles, fish market on Manhattan). It is also the biggest port in the USA. There are 4 airports, 15 TV stations, 39 radio stations, over 100 hospitals, 29 universities, many cultural institutons, galleries. New York has the largest subway system in the world

Sydney

Sydney is importatn commercial, industrial and tourist centre on the south-east coast of Australia. It is Australia´s largest city with a population of more than three million.

The city has many famous sights. The harbour is one of the largest an most beautiful in the world and Sydney Harbour Bridge – or „The Coathanger“ as the inhabitants of Sydney fall it – gas been a great tourist attraction for many years. However, the most famous sight there nowadays is the Opera House. Some popople think that it is one of the most beautiful modern building in the world.

Sydney is very modern city, but it also has many places of historical interest. In the areas calld The Rocks and Paddington, for example, you can still see some of the first houses that were ever built here.

For entertainment, there is a lot to do here. The city has many different kinds of restaurants, theatres, cinemas and night-clubs. There is also a zoo and a Koala Bear Park. Some of the best beaches in Australia are here, too. Surfing is the most popular sport in Sydney. In fact, there are so many surfers in the city that you have to register surf boards here just like you have to register motor cars!


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