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  Circular Quay Sydney Australia - sydney.com.au
On the southern side of Circular Quay is a walkway that leads to the Sydney Opera House and Royal Botanical Gardens; while on the northern side, a short walk along lovely landscaped walkways takes you to the Harbour Bridge and The Rocks, one of the oldest, most attractive and most interesting parts of Sydney.
Circular Quay is at the foot of the central business district and the older, historic end of the city.
Sydney Cove and Circular Quay ferry terminus, with CBD as a backdrop (40k).
www.sydney.com.au /quay.htm   (271 words)

  
 Circular Quay Tourist Attraction and Shopping
Circular Quay is the hub of Sydney Harbour and is the centre spot for the start of any tourist tour.
Close to the quay is a plaque marking the place where the British flag was hoisted on the 26 January 1788.
Restaurants along the quay may cost a little more than average since it is a top tourist spot but there are other stores located not far that offers good food at a fair price.
www.findcity.com /locations/australia/sydney/circularquay.html   (320 words)

  
 Contenders | Kentucky Derby 133
Circular Quay is by Thunder Gulch, one of the more popular 3-year-olds in the mid 90s, capturing the '95 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes in a stellar sophomore campaign that saw him win 7-of-10 starts en route to being named champion of his age group.
The bottom half of Circular Quay's female side is loaded with Classic and Stamina influences: Nijinsky II, Damascus, Alydar and Round Table are all in the first five generations, which should give this colt every chance to handle the Derby distance.
CIRCULAR QUAY will be trying to buck some history by coming into the Derby without having raced in two months; some three weeks longer than Barbaro did last year.
www.kentuckyderby.com /2007/derby_contenders/circular_quay   (1205 words)

  
 The Rocks & Circular Quay - City of Sydney
Nearby Circular Quay, the city’s ferry hub, is a hive of activity both day and night.
Located in a quiet precinct, adjacent to historic St Phillip’s and St Patrick’s churches and the former Scot’s Church, this pleasant wedge-shaped park is a haven for office workers seeking sun and green grass.
There are also plenty of cafes at the Circular Quay ferry terminal and another great harbour side and another great harbourside dining strip, complete with harbour and Sydney Harbour Bridge views, lies across Sydney Cove at Circular Quay East and the Opera House.
www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au /AboutSydney/CityLocalities/TheRocksandCircularQuay.asp   (729 words)

  
  Circular Quay - Great Public Spaces | Project for Public Spaces (PPS)
In many ways, Circular Quay is the "heart of Sydney," and its success is due to the essential role it plays in the city's daily life.
Circular Quay is the "hard edge" along the water - essentially, it is a public space connecting transit, pedestrian and civic elements.
Framing the Quay are Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House, among the most popular and internationally known images of the city and the country.
www.pps.org /great_public_spaces/one?public_place_id=117&type_id=1   (740 words)

  
  Sydney, Circular Quay
Circular Quay, a bustling ferry terminus located between The Rocks and Opera Quays, overlooks both The Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House.
Circular Quay always seems to be busy with people waiting to catch ferries, harbour tours, trains, watching the street entertainers, strolling or just relaxing at one of the eateries.
Circular Quay has a selection of cafes and casual eateries including The City Extra which is open 24 hours a day.
www.auinfo.com /sydney_australia_circular_quay.htm   (579 words)

  
 CityRail - News & Media
Plans for the future of Circular Quay Station include upgrading some of the retail outlets, installing wheelchair accessible toilets on both platforms, painting the roof, improving the lighting and a spot of pigeon-proofing.
The dream of a railway station at Circular Quay is almost as old as the opening of the railways in NSW in 1855.
Circular Quay Station is the only station on the NSW rail system that features polished granite on external surfaces which was quarried from Canowindra in western NSW.
www.cityrail.info /news/060118-circular_quay.jsp   (722 words)

  
 Circular Quay rallies in Hopeful -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It didn't appear Circular Quay, a son of 1995 Kentucky Derby and Travers winner Thunder Gulch, would be adding to that win total when he started so slowly.
Circular Quay had won from off the pace in his most recent race, charging from six lengths back in the Grade III Bashford Manor at Churchill Downs on July 8.
Circular Quay remained more than 10 lengths behind at the three-eighths pole, and as the horses entered the stretch, it was Unbridled Express, Scat Daddy and Pegasus Wind engaged in a three-wide duel.
www.timesunion.com /AspStories/story.asp?newsdate=1/14/2007&navigation=nextprior&category=SPORTS&storyID=514079   (496 words)

  
 Sydney budget accommodation : Some local info on Circular Quay : ShortStays.net
Our Surry Hills budget accommodation is a short 5 minute train ride to Circular Quay.
For this and many other reasons, Circular Quay is a bustling spot that's ideal for people-watching.
But the best thing about Circular Quay is those million-dollar harbour views - and they won't cost you a cent.
www.shortstays.net /budget-accommodation-suburbs/shortstays-circular-quay.htm   (235 words)

  
 Classic Spotlight: Circular Quay - Triple Crown Mania on Bloodhorse.com
Circular Quay appears to have inherited both his talent and his closing style quite honestly, for he is inbred 4x4x5 to Northern Dancer and 4x5x5 to Raise a Native.
Circular Quay is by Thunder Gulch, the North American champion 3-year-old male of 1995 and winner of both the Kentucky Derby (gr.
The second dam of Circular Quay, Concentric, managed only one placing in 10 starts, but her sire, Shadeed (by Nijinsky II), also showed plenty of speed, winning the classic General Accident Two Thousand Guineas (Eng-I).
tcm.bloodhorse.com /spotlight_CircularQuay.asp   (669 words)

  
 Hotels Sydney - The Rocks & Circular Quay, Australia - Accommodation Bookings in Sydney, Travel Online
Quay Grand Suites is an all-suite hotel located on the eastern shore of Circular Quay.
Located in Sydney’s CBD near the historic Rocks area, Quay West Suites is an all-suite hotel with one and two bedroom suites.
The Sir Stamford Circular Quay is a 104 Room boutique style hotel offering personalised service and located in the heart of the central business district of Sydney.
www.sydney-online.com /page3-01.html   (622 words)

  
 Quay Restaurant - Sydney Australia. Experience Culinary Perfection.
Quay is one of Sydney’s most respected restaurants and has been established since 1988, originally named Bilson’s.
Quay sources the finest and freshest produce from Australia’s top providores to create menus, which constantly win the highest accolades from our local and international guests.
At Quay, our passion is to deliver a unique dining experience, an exploration of harmony of flavours and contrasts in textures.
www.quay.com.au   (265 words)

  
 Quay cooling tower disinfected - National - smh.com.au
One of the 25 cooling towers near Sydney's Circular Quay has been disinfected and will be sterilised after low risk traces of the bacteria causing legionnaires' disease were discovered.
Professor Mark Ferson from NSW Health said the overall results would provide authorities with a much clearer indication of the role played by the Circular Quay towers in the outbreak, but he doubted there was a link.
The two other patients, a woman in her 40s and a man in his 50s, have both told authorities they were in Circular Quay on December 31.
www.smh.com.au /news/national/quay-cooling-tower-disinfected/2007/01/21/1169330762060.html   (408 words)

  
 So far, Circular Quay perfect in every way - NTRA
Circular Quay has rallied from well behind to win all three of his starts, all sprints, and when he runs as an odds-on favorite in the Grade 1, $500,000 Breeders' Futurity on Saturday at Keeneland, he will be trying to prove that his come-from-behind style can be equally effective in two-turn races.
Circular Quay, a Thunder Gulch colt bred and owned by Michael Tabor, will break from post 1 in a field of eight.
Besides Circular Quay, the field for the 93rd Breeders' Futurity also includes the capable West Coast invader Great Hunter, who already has been second in three stakes, most recently the Del Mar Futurity, and Passport, the unbeaten winner of the Cradle Stakes at River Downs.
www.ntra.com /content.aspx?type=news&id=20603   (740 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Circular Quay at Epinions.com
"Quay" suggested the frisson of arrivals and departures, which usually occur in rectangular places such as train stations and airports, but the name broke that mold with the sweeping whoosh of "circular".
So for years, Sydney has been gradually "squaring off" Circular Quay, so that today, in a city not known for right angles, this may be the most rectilinear spot.
Though laced with obvious tourist traps, Circular Quay is still a working transit hub, where ferries, trains, and buses all connect, so you'll see real Sydneysiders coming and going through the day, especially at peak hours when the ferries morph from pleasant tourist excursions into crushes of briefcases throbbing with intention.
www.epinions.com /content_85011828356   (1043 words)

  
 Maritimes - The newsletter of the NSW Waterways Authority
Passenger ferries, jetcats, cruise vessels, adventure boats and water taxis are all seeking access to Sydney Cove, especially at the southern end known as Circular Quay.
Circular Quay is the hub for an extensive ferry network that
Circular Quay Wharf 6 is now a shared wharf for charter vessels - it had previously been occupied by a sole charter operator.
www.waterways.nsw.gov.au /maritimes/issue1_2004/circularquay.html   (259 words)

  
 Legionella find at the Quay - National - smh.com.au
Health authorities say it is unlikely to be the source of the outbreak because the levels of bacteria were low, at 200 colony units of bacteria per millilitre.
His case was not believed to be linked to others, because he was not in the Circular Quay area on December 31.
The other two newly reported cases, a woman aged in her 40s and a man in his 50s, told authorities they were at Circular Quay.
www.smh.com.au /news/national/legionnaires-find-at-circular-quay/2007/01/21/1169330767406.html?s_cid=rss_smh   (626 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Circular Quay, Horse Greeley get important preps
Circular Quay heads a field of eight in the Grade 1, $500,000 Breeders' Futurity on Saturday.
At Keeneland, pro-tem leader Circular Quay heads a field of eight that was entered Wednesday in the Grade 1, $500,000 Breeders' Futurity on Saturday.
Circular Quay is at Keeneland in large part because co-owner Michael Tabor wants him to race on on synthetic surfaces, when appropriate, according to trainer Todd Pletcher.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=2613693&type=story   (441 words)

  
 2006 Hopeful Stakes Results
Scat Daddy won the Sanford earlier in the meet, while Circular Quay won the Bashford Manor at Churchill Downs in July, both colts coming into the race undefeated in two career starts.
Circular Quay acts up as they try to pose him in the winner's circle.
I expected Circular Quay to be last down the backstretch, but I didn't expect him to be that far back.
www.horse-races.net /library/hope06-results.htm   (748 words)

  
 Hotels Sydney - The Rocks & Circular Quay, Australia - Accommodation Bookings in Sydney, Travel Online
Only a 10 minute walk to the Sydney Opera House, the hotel is also 5 minutes to Circular Quay and the financial district.
Located in Sydney’s CBD near the historic Rocks area, Quay West Suites is an all-suite hotel with one and two bedroom suites.
The Sir Stamford Circular Quay is a 104 Room boutique style hotel offering personalised service and located in the heart of the central business district of Sydney.
www.sydney.visitorsbureau.com.au /page3-01.html   (622 words)

  
 CIRCULAR QUAY - SYDNEY
Circular Quay is situated around Sydney Cove, once a shipping region, but now a transport, leisure and recreational centre.
Circular Quay is also home to one of Australia's most famous icons the Sydney Opera House.
On the east side of Circular Quay are its many restaurants and stylish boutiques, along with the large Dendy Cinema.
www.australianexplorer.com /sydney_circular_quay.htm   (339 words)

  
 Circular Quay Returns In Risen Star Stakes - Horse Racing   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Circular Quay finished 10 lengths behind Street Sense in last year's Juvenile as one of the favorites.
Circular Quay, trained by Michael McCarthy, will start from post 5 with John Velazquez in the saddle.
Before the Breeders' Cup Circular Quay won the Hopeful Stakes in August at Saratoga and also captured the Bashford Manor Stakes at Churchill Downs.
www.thedenverchannel.com /horseracing/10935625/detail.html   (547 words)

  
 astro.iinet.net.au - Circular Quay - October 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Circular Quay is the hub of Sydney Harbour, situated at a small inlet called Sydney Cove, the founding site for Sydney and Australia.
The quay is a vibrant, bustling place with ferries leaving every few minutes to different parts of the harbour, including Manly, Watson, Mosman and Taronga Park Zoo.
On the southern side of Circular Quay is a walkway that leads to the Sydney Opera House and Royal Botanical Gardens; while on the northern side, a short walk along lovely landscaped walkways takes you to the Harbour Bridge and The Rocks, one of the oldest, most attractive and most interesting parts of Sydney.
www.nachohat.org /p/sydney_oct2001/circular_quay   (188 words)

  
 Circular Quay
The Circular Quay is the land and water transportation hub for Sydney.
This view is along the quay on the west side of the cove toward downtown.
This view of the opera house was taken from the deck of the ferry as we departed the cove enroute to Manly.
jamesmskipper.tripod.com /jamesmskipper/circular_quay.html   (781 words)

  
 Sites>Circular Quay
Circular Quay was built around Sydney Cove, and was the site of the first European settlement in January 1788.
The Tank Stream is now a covered stormwater drain and Circular Quay is a major train, bus and ferry terminal.
The western side of Circular Quay is was where the convicts and their keepers lived when they left the transports of the First Fleet.
www.liveituseit.nsw.gov.au /html/sites/quay.html   (281 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Circular Quay wins $250,000 Hopeful Stakes
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Circular Quay won the $250,000 Hopeful Stakes on the final day of the Saratoga race season Monday, putting a perfect cap on a race with an inauspicious start for trainer Todd Pletcher.
As Sanford winner Scat Daddy stumbled at the start and Circular Quay fell 10 lengths behind the field, it looked as if Pletcher's two-horse entry would finish well out of the money.
But Circular Quay swung wide at the head of the stretch and went on to win by 4 lengths over Scat Daddy, who came up on the rail to get second.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=2573371&type=story   (169 words)

  
 Circular Quay- Sydney, Australia - VirtualTourist.com
Snuggled in between the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House, the Circular Quay (pronounced "Key") is the nerve center for Sydney city transportation.
Circular Quay offers a breathtaking view of the city's skyline, harbour bridge and the sea.
T he quay is a vibrant, bustling place with ferries leaving every few minutes to different parts of the harbour, and there are great views of the Harbour Bridge, a short distance away.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Australia_and_Oceania/Australia/State_of_New_South_Wales/Sydney-1869538/Things_To_Do-Sydney-Circular_Quay-BR-1.html   (1204 words)

  
 Circular Quay, Sydney 2004
After Richard and I spent a few hours up Centrepoint Tower taking photos of Sydney from on high, we walked down to Circular Quay so I could get photos of the two famous structures of Sydney - the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.
Last time I was down here was March 2002 and the trees were in flower then and nothing much has changed.
So I walked further down away from Circular Quay and up to an observation area and took a broader view of Circular Quay.
www.hgriggs.com /quay2004_1.html   (306 words)

  
 Sir Stamford at Circular Quay, Sydney - Read reviews, Compare deals - TripAdvisor
My wife and I stayed at the Sir Stamford the night we were married before heading off overseas the next day.I highly rate this hotel - the room was pristine and was huge with a balcony overlooking the...
We had a juliet balcony overlooking Circular Quay and we enjoyed...
The hotel is very convenient for Circular Quay, just a couple of minutes walk...
www.tripadvisor.com /Hotel_Review-g255060-d256639-Reviews-Sir_Stamford_at_Circular_Quay-Sydney_New_South_Wales.html   (929 words)

  
 Circular Quay
Nestled in Sydney Cove, Circular Quay is the stepping-off point for most of the attractions based around the harbour.
There is constant movement along the quay area with commuters, tourists and buskers to amuse.
The interiors are a palette of brilliant white and pale grey, with a glimpse of the engine room, the kitchen, providing an additional buzz to the overall sophisticated atmosphere.
getaway.ninemsn.com.au /article.aspx?ID=20533   (1010 words)

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