The people: Melburnians are much more patient than Sydneysiders. Some of the Sydenysiders can be a bit rude, loud and a little psuhy
Sydneysiders are more casual. And Melburnians are cool and creative and arty type of people
The city: Melbourne is well planned and has many more attractions than Sydney. In Sydney we have the Powerhouse museum, Opera house, Star city and that's it. In Melbourne we have Melbourne Central, the Aquarium, Crown casino, St Kilda, South Wharf, Luna park, Harbour town, Docklands, Fitzroy, Brunswick, Chapel st and the list goes on.
The roads are really congested and most of the streets are one way where as in Melbourne everything is well planned.
The air: Melbourne is cleaner and Sydney is always really humid and polluted. Melbourne has four seasons in one day so it is best to be prepared for all of them/
The public transport system: Sydney has the double decker trains, not so many boom gates and their system is very similar to ours in Melbourne. Except they don't have the myki card system. You have to pay for everything seperately hence pt is more expensive in Sydney then Melbourne. With Melbourne you only have to pay one price for everything.
Also Melbourne has trams; Sydney does not. Instead they have the monorail system and that too is pretty pricey.
The pubs: Both Melbourne and Sydney have a lot of pubs. Im not too sure about the Sydney pubs but I do love the Melbourne ones though.
Sydney is a lot more violent at night. Think Kings cross where it is not safe at night. The prostitutes hang out there at night and there's heaps of drinking. King st in Melbourne is also dangerous to visit at night.
The food: Melbourne is the best, but Sydney is close to being a foodie place. The last time I went to Sydney I thought that some of the food was really shocking, but I loved the Japanese Eat street. I also love the fact that they have quite a few Ben and Jerry's scoop shops (actual shops). Melbourne does not have this but they do have Movenpick, Gelare and other parlours. And Ben and Jerry's are sold at some of the delis. The seafood is better in Sydney than Melbourne
Sydneysiders are more casual. And Melburnians are cool and creative and arty type of people
The city: Melbourne is well planned and has many more attractions than Sydney. In Sydney we have the Powerhouse museum, Opera house, Star city and that's it. In Melbourne we have Melbourne Central, the Aquarium, Crown casino, St Kilda, South Wharf, Luna park, Harbour town, Docklands, Fitzroy, Brunswick, Chapel st and the list goes on.
The roads are really congested and most of the streets are one way where as in Melbourne everything is well planned.
The air: Melbourne is cleaner and Sydney is always really humid and polluted. Melbourne has four seasons in one day so it is best to be prepared for all of them/
The public transport system: Sydney has the double decker trains, not so many boom gates and their system is very similar to ours in Melbourne. Except they don't have the myki card system. You have to pay for everything seperately hence pt is more expensive in Sydney then Melbourne. With Melbourne you only have to pay one price for everything.
Also Melbourne has trams; Sydney does not. Instead they have the monorail system and that too is pretty pricey.
The pubs: Both Melbourne and Sydney have a lot of pubs. Im not too sure about the Sydney pubs but I do love the Melbourne ones though.
Sydney is a lot more violent at night. Think Kings cross where it is not safe at night. The prostitutes hang out there at night and there's heaps of drinking. King st in Melbourne is also dangerous to visit at night.
The food: Melbourne is the best, but Sydney is close to being a foodie place. The last time I went to Sydney I thought that some of the food was really shocking, but I loved the Japanese Eat street. I also love the fact that they have quite a few Ben and Jerry's scoop shops (actual shops). Melbourne does not have this but they do have Movenpick, Gelare and other parlours. And Ben and Jerry's are sold at some of the delis. The seafood is better in Sydney than Melbourne
Hey Sally,
ReplyDeleteI came across your blog and think its a great idea to have something like this for new students that are coming into Melbourne and Sydney - invaluable for new students but also anyone really who has moved to Aus.
I was reading your Sydney vs Melbourne post and agree with it completely, only thing i would add is that the seafood in Sydney is better, other than that the food outstrips it by far in Melbourne.
I was wondering also if you would think of linking or mentioning our site http://pubstars.com.au - its meant to be a review site of pubs around Melbourne where people can go and know what they're in for before they leave the house. We'd really appreciate a mention and a link if you could :)
anyway, keep up the good work on the site, im sure a good many people appreciate the advice that you put out there for them.
thanks. liked
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