TOURISM, CUISINE, AND SPORTS IN AUSTRALIA

10TH GROUPLAILA SITI NURHASANAH

NIKA RATNA JUWITATOYAH

Best Places to Visit in Australia

The Great Ocean Road

• This scenic road is located an hour's drive from Melbourne. It is among the most beautiful roads in the world.

Ayers Rock – Uluru

• It is located in the Red Center and is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Center.

The Great Barrier Reef

• The Great Barrier Reef is among the top places to visit in Australia, what with the rich bio-diversity it has to offer. It is located off the Queensland coast and is in the Coral Sea.

Kangaroo Island

• Kangaroo Island is the third largest island in Australia and next only to Tasmania and Melville Island.

Sydney Harbour Bridge

• Sydney Harbour is a natural harbor. The Sydney Harbor Bridge is located against the backdrop of the harbor.

Sydney Opera House

• Along with the Harbor Bridge, there is the Opera House, which is built against the backdrop of the harbor.

Gold Coast Dreamworld

• One of the interesting places to visit in Australia is the Gold Coast, especially Dreamworld on the Gold Coast.

Kings Canyon

• Among the interesting places to see in Australia is Kings Canyon, which is situated in the Watarrka National Park.

Purnululu National Park

• The Purnululu National Park is located in Western Australia. Although not many people visit the place, it has numerous scenic sights.

Barossa Valley

• If you particularly are a wine lover, then you should head to the Barossa valley. The famous wine brands from the Barossa valley are Orlando Wines, Wolf Blass, Yalumba, etc.

Walls of Jerusalem National Park Tasmania

• Walls of Jerusalem is a part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. The park has been so named, because of its resemblance to the walls in the city of Jerusalem.

Cuisine in Australia

Popular Foods in Australia Vegemite

It is actually a black-colored paste which is used as a spread on sandwiches as well as crackers. At times, vegemite is also used as a filling for pastries.

Pie Floater 

• A pie floater is actually a meat pie that is inverted and placed in a thick green pea soup. It is then covered with tomato sauce and mint sauce, along with salt and pepper to taste.

Chiko Roll

• Chiko roll is a thick roll that contains ingredients such as celery, barley, cabbage, beef, corn, carrot, onion, and spices for taste, rolled up in a tube of flour, egg, and dough.

Australian Meat Pie

An Australian meat pie contains minced meat with some gravy. It is also served with onions, mushroom, and cheese.

Lamington

• Lamington is a tempting, traditional cube-shaped dessert of Australian origin. It is a sponge cake which is dipped into a mixture of chocolate coating.

Anzac Biscuits

• Made of flour, sugar, desiccated coconut, rolled oats, butter,

golden syrup, boiling water, and baking

soda, these biscuits did not get spoiled en

route.

Pavlova

• This dessert tends todeflate if it is exposed to cold air and thus, is left in the oven until it cools down. Fresh fruits like strawberries, kiwifruit,

bananas are used along with whipped cream as

topping.

Damper

• The basic ingredients used are flour, water, and, occasionally, milk. In olden days, the stockmen traveled for long periods of time with only basic provisions like flour and sugar.

Australian Food Habits

• Breakfast• School Lunch Box• Adults lunch

• Dinner or Afternoon Tea

• Weekends

Sports in Australia

Rugby Cricket• Cricket is maybe the

second most popular practiced sport.

• Rugby is one of the most popular sports in Australia.

Soccer• Soccer it is a secondary

sport in Australia, maybe for the fact of never to

have earnings championships it to

elevate the sport to a category of larger

popularity, as it is the case of Rugby.

Rowing

• Rowing is very popular and is practiced involving different types of modern fiber of carbon boats with different styles and sizes.

Sailing

• Sailing is a sport little practiced being compared with other nautical sports.

Cycling• Cycling is another

sport that captures the attention of the Australians and it is practiced in any city.

Martial Arts

• Martial Arts are quite practiced and

there are several academies with all

styles of fights including the

Capoeira of Brazil.

Bowls

• Bowls is a game whose objective is to position a ball as close as possible of a white smaller ball from some meters of distance.

Valley and Basket Ball

• Volley Ball and Basket Ball are other games very a little practiced by the Australians and in the schools they prefer to practice Netball (specially the girls).

Swimming• Swimming in

compensation is largely practiced and very popular.

Spear Fishing

• Spear Fishing, many people doesn't consider as a sport, and in Australia it is also practiced for few people. • The two more

popular sports in Australia are Surf and the amateur

Fishing.

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