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The Quality Hotel Cambridge  in Sydney, Australia is one of the best and most exciting boutique hotels in Sydney. Located close to Surry Hills, Darlington and the Central Business District, you won’t be bored with a stay there. While it is a bit farther from the beach than other hotels, the Quality Hotel Cambridge offers a bit of a getaway from all the touristy hustle and bustle. It’s a perfect medium as you can go visit all the tourist areas in the day and then come back and relax at night.

 
The hotel is beautifully decorated with a simple design but utilizes bright colors. It has an indoor pool, a spa and a restaurant and bar as well. The hotel offers a comfortable yet luxurious atmosphere that will allow you to rest after a long day of work or site seeing.

Sydney is one of the most vibrant cities in the world, located right on the shore, it offers beaches and fun but it is still a major business capital. Sydney history is fascinating and the British influence on the city is remarkable. The city seems so alive and there is always something to do or somewhere to go visit.

While in Sydney, the Aquarium is one of the top places you should visit. The Aquarium offers a plethora of sea life which is unique to Sydney and cannot be seen anywhere else in the world. It is a great place to go as a family or just by yourself. The Royal Botanical Gardens are also a great place to spend some time and view the amazing indigenous plant life. The one place that is an absolute must see is the Sydney Opera House. Not only is the Opera House an iconic site but it is a fantastic place to see a concert or a performance.

A trip to Sydney is one of the best decisions you can make, it will offer culture, fun, beautiful weather and most importantly it will be trip you will never forget.

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For many years during the 19 century, people were forbidden to swim in public, partly due to the idea that it was considered as not proper behavior, and partly due the fact that the waters were not safe due to the threat of shark attacks.  The question still remains as this is one of the most popular beaches on the coast, the home of many festivals and sporting activities, including surfing, luxury hotels, charming beach cottages, and top restaurants.  Sydney tourism is booming in this beach town and many may wonder, is it safe or not safe to go into the waters.

Well, the last time someone was killed by a shark attack in Bondi Beach was in 1937.  There are still several sightings each year.  When that happens, the lifeguards warn the swimmers and the surfers to stay out of the water.  For many decades, the city has made use of shark nets, which seems to be the only way to keep the sharks from coming so close to the shore.  These nets are used throughout the regions of Queensland and New South Wales.

The nets are made of a wire mesh, and then weighted to keep them in place.  Two buoys are what keeps them suspended at the water level, and then they are weighted at the bottom to hold them tightly against the ocean floor.  They are usually about two hundred meters in length and about two hundred meters off of the the shoreline.  The spaces between the mesh wires is large enough for smaller, less threatening sea life to pass through, but they will entangle a small shark, and not allow the passage of the larger sharks.

However, the nets are just a deterrent, and not a total barrier.  There are spaces between the individual nets that do allow the sharks to pass through and come closer to the beach.  This is why there are still quite a few sightings, but as stated, attacks on humans is rare, and it has been a long time since someone died in the waters at the mouth of a shark.

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