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What kind of globe can you buy in Australia? It's upside-down, with the South Pole on top. And, by the way, it's no less correct than our traditional one: after all, in space, there is no up or down, and for Australians, we are just as many upside-down antipodes as they are for us. If you are there, we recommend bringing a couple for yourself and your best friend: installed within direct line of sight, it perfectly eliminates egocentric delusions.

 

Besides the upside-down globe, you can bring back from Australia a whole box of completely unique impressions. Just look at the Uluru monolith alone, blood-red in the rays of the daytime sun and acquiring a completely extraterrestrial appearance at sunset! Next, with a minimal gap, come the endless archipelagos of the Great Britons with some desperate riot of underwater life, wide beaches with postcard waves for surfers, live plush koala toys, and finally, platypuses - irrefutable evidence of God's sense of humor (you'll understand when you see them).

 

Add to this the recognizable silhouettes of landmarks like the Sydney Opera House and the Harbor Bridge and many interesting things you can take with you, including aboriginal exoticism and the ease of communication with the locals. Basic English will be enough. "Ossie, I'm coming!" - we exclaimed and thoroughly studied the Southern Continent for you.

 

The capital is Canberra, the country's political center: the Australian government sits in the mast-topped Parliament building. Canberra is cozy and green: there are no factories here but many parks, memorials, and museums. Sydney attracts tourists with its famous sights (from the Opera House to the Harbour Bridge), Paddington boutiques, and Bondi Beach beaches. Other large cities are also good for excursions: multifaceted Melbourne and hospitable Brisbane. In Adelaide, Cairns, and Perth, combining cultural recreation with relaxation on the seashore is pleasant. The most popular beach resorts are the Gold Coast, with fashionable, party, and family areas, and the Great Barrier Reef - a scattering of beautiful islands in the Coral Sea. The country's center is covered with a red desert, with its own Grand Canyon - the sacred mountain Uluru, or Ayers Rock. In the north, next to the settlements of the Aboriginal people, there are numerous national parks. Darwin is one of the best places to get acquainted with authentic nature and culture, and it has historical buildings and amazing landscapes. All the details about the cities and resorts of Australia are on the page "Subtleties of Tourism".

 

The continental part of Australia is located in three time zones: Western Standard Time (UTC +8), Central (UTC +9:30) and Eastern (UTC +10). For example, Perth, Mandurah, and Albany live on Western time, Darwin and Adelaide live on Central time, and Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra live on Eastern time.

 

But all this only applies to the winter period. With the transition to summertime, Australia magically gets two more time zones - the fact is that only a few Australian states change the clocks. Thus, from October to April, South Australia and the city of Broken Hill live on Australian Central Summer Time (UTC +10:30). New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania, and Victoria live on Australian Eastern Summer Time (UTC +11).