Sydney, Australia is home to around 4.4 million people, the Sydney Opera House and (hopefully) a real-life version of Crocodile Dundee. These 12 Innovations from Sydney touch on a few other great ideas from the city down under.
If you are like me and have never had the pleasure of traveling there, the only way you've seen the city is via TV and the Internet. So, in order to tease your bloomin' onion-lovin’ taste buds once again, I give you these 12 Innovations from Sydney straight from the biggest city down under.
12 Innovations from Sydney
11
Uncovered Criminal Mugshots
Photos By Sydney Police From 1912-1930 Found
10
Swank Treehouse Exhibitions
Sydney's ‘TreeLife' Event Showcases Eco Homes
9
Solar Skinned Structures
The LAVA ‘Tower Skin' Turns Ugly Building into a Masterpiece
8
Extraordinary Weather Anomalies
Fiery Red Dust in Sydney Causes Morning Chaos
7
Dubai and Sydney the Next Milan and Paris
Top 15 Fashion Cities (Research)
6
Teapot Cocktails
High Tea Lounge at the Loft in Sydney
5
Street Wall Magazines
'Not A Magazine' on the Walls of Sydney
4
Giant Illuminated Game Pieces
Jumbo Tetris Blocks Light Up Sydney Alley
3
Duck Fashion Show
Sydney Loves Quacks
2
Earth Hour 2008
Sydney, Australia
1
Blind Pilots
Man Flies From London to Sydney Proving the Blind Can Have Fun Too
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