My Journal: City exploration by map

From 20090210_Hobart

Hobart city map
霍巴特城市地圖

From 20090210_Hobart

From 20080714_KingsPark_VictoriaGarden_QueensGarden

Wild parrot in Victoria Garden, Perth
珀斯維多利亞花園的野生鸚鵡

Whenever I went to a city that I'd never been to in Australia, I always visited the visitor information center first to ask for the information about the scenic spots and city map. Usually the landmarks or scenic spots will be marked on the map, with this information and my feet or public transportation system, I can stop by them one by one.
在澳洲，每當到一個未曾去過的城市，我總是會先到旅遊資訊中心，索取城市地圖以及相關的旅遊景點資訊。通常地圖上面就會標示該城市的著名景點、地標，有了這些資料，再靠著雙腳或是大眾捷運系統，就能一一拜訪、參觀。

From 20090214-0217-Tasmania

Information Center in Scottsdale, Tasmania
塔斯馬尼亞斯科特斯德的旅遊資訊中心

From 20090214-0217-Tasmania

Information Center in Scottsdale, Tasmania
塔斯馬尼亞斯科特斯德的旅遊資訊中心

From 20090214-0217-Tasmania

Information Center in Scottsdale, Tasmania
塔斯馬尼亞斯科特斯德的旅遊資訊中心

At this moment, I got some maps of the major cities in Australia, Darwin, Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Alice Springs, Katherine, the whole map of Tasmania, Hobart, Brisbane, Cairns. Even though I had to drop some stuff for reducing the weight of my checked baggage and moving easily and quickly among the cities without heavy baggage in the later period of my trip in Australia, I still kept all the maps, because they are my remembrance of the days there.
目前手中所保留的地圖，計有：達爾文、阿德雷德、坎培拉、雪梨、墨爾本、愛麗絲泉、凱薩林、塔斯馬尼亞全島圖、霍巴特、布里斯本、凱因斯。即使到了後期，因為快速的在過城市之間移動以及減輕飛機上拖運行李的重量，這還是堅持保留它們，它們是我的重要回憶。

From 20090321_TheRocks

Information Center in The Rocks, Sydney
雪梨岩石區的旅遊資訊中心

From 20090321_TheRocks

Information Center in The Rocks, Sydney
雪梨岩石區的旅遊資訊中心

From 20090321_TheRocks

Information Center in The Rocks, Sydney
雪梨岩石區的旅遊資訊中心

It's reasonable that the tourist industry is well-developed in Australia because of their large land area, free transportation in cities, lots of festivals, weaker current compared to the countries in Europe and America, serious operation on the scenic spots, environment protection, international official language, full of tourist information centers near scenic spots and English education that attracts lots of students from all over the world.
澳洲會是個旅遊業發達的國家，並不讓人意外，面積廣大擁有特殊地理環境、免費市區交通工具、許多的節慶活動、幣值較歐美弱、政府認真經營、保育生態環境、國際通用的官方語言、各觀光景點都能見到的旅遊資訊中心以及龐大的教育事業，吸引來來自世界各地的學生。

From 20080729_Cottesloe

Sea gulls are everywhere
海鷗處處可見

From Perth (Australia)

Pigeons are everywhere
鴿子處處可見

Most of the staff in the tourist information centers are friendly and would answer no mater what questions you ask, transportation, accommodation, scenic spots, car rental. They also provide you lots of free maps and tour brochures. Some information centers even have webpage, you can find the info you need beforehand even though you aren't there.
在旅遊資訊中心，大部份的成員態度都很親切，有問必答，舉凡交通、住宿、景點、租車的問題，都能夠向他們請教。當然也提供了許多免費且圖文並茂的旅遊手冊。有的中心甚至還提供網站連結，就算人不在當地也能預先查詢所需的資訊。