*** A reminder, particularly to new geocachers, that in order to claim an online find, you must retrieve the physical cache container and sign the logbook within it. Please make sure you have a pen/pencil with you. This is a fundamental rule of geocaching.
Totally Findable Tourist Caches
Welcome to Sydney
This series of geocaches is designed primarily with visitors to Sydney in mind who may have limited time and transport options and want a quick and easy find while out enjoying some sightseeing around this beautiful city.
All cache containers will be one of three types; a flat magnetic key case (MKC), a round film canister (FC or MFC for magnetic) or a fake rock (FR).
The hint will indicate the type of container used and will be very specific to help you find the cache easily. If you want a challenge to find this cache and don't wish to know exactly where it's hidden, do not look at the hint.
At each location you’ll be given some information about the site you are visiting.
Enjoy!
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Forgotten Songs
Image: Jackscruff
Step into a quiet corner in Sydney’s Angel Place and you’ll find one of the city’s best kept secrets — nearly two hundred empty birdcages suspended mid-air. Listen closely and you can hear the sounds of birds that have long moved to other forests.
This whimsical floating installation makes for one of Sydney’s most powerful artworks and picture-perfect spots. As you stand underneath these birdcages, you can hear the sounds of fifty birds that once inhabited our city before being forced out due to European settlement. Interestingly, as the day turns into night, the sounds of the birds transform from daytime birds to nocturnal ones.
Image: TFTC_Sydney
The names of the birds can be found in the pavement below your feet as you gaze up at the birdcages.
Forgotten Songs is a public artwork by Michael Thomas Hill. The installation was part of the 2009 Sydney Laneway Temporary art scheme. Afterwards, due to the popularity of the installation, the project was turned into a part of the permanent laneway installations.
Source: secretsydney.com, Wikipedia
Image: TFTC_Sydney