Travelers who have done a good job finding cheap airplane tickets and discount hotel rooms or cheap vacation packages sometimes get nervous when they later discover that their destination city is on the list of the worlds most expensive cities.
Tokyo, Oslo, and Sydney typically show up on lists of the priciest cities on earth.
In Tokyo wandering the pulsating neon downtown does not cost a yen but for many can be quite interesting. The following are some of its free attractions:
Check out the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building where the view from the 45th floor provides unparalleled panoramas of Tokyo and Mount Fuji.
Gadget lovers will be enthralled when they visit the Sony Building and see the four floors of gleaming high tech gizmos they can try out.
Yoyogi Park offers a variety of impressive sights. On weekends see dancing rockabillies and costume plays or stroll to the close by Meiji Shrine to see traditional Shinto weddings.
Oslos museums are often free. The following are some of its free activities:
Norways largest gallery, the National Gallery, has on display Edvard Munchs The Scream as well as many other Europeans finest artists including Picasso and Modigliani.
The Astrup Fearnley Museum is famous for its often steamy content and causes visitors to sometimes argue over What is art? Make sure to check out the gilded ceramic sculpture Michael Jackson and Bubbles.
A torchlight river walk along the Akerselva is memorable year round, but September is the ideal time for a visit when a long stretch is decorated with thousands of torches and candles and there are festivities to celebrate the autumnal equinox.
Sydney, Australia freebies include:
Its Bicentennial Park boardwalk is where you can find one of Australias most important wetland ecosystems. Check out the stunning cliff top walk from Bondi Beach to Coogee.
Sydneys oldest church, St. James, hosts free tours and free concerts in its architecturally captivating building.
Constantly changing controversial exhibitions from Australia and overseas are on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art.
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