Sydney's Broad Awnings

What makes Sydney unique? In many ways it's a city not entirely different from Seattle or Vancouver, B.C.. Yet, it had its own flavor.  One of the first things that caught my eye were the broad awnings above the sidewalks. They surely shielded busy city folk from the hot sun of Sydney summers, or as in our case, from the rain! They seemed lower and wider than our awnings and they carried a large assortment of signs. Take a look:

 

(p.s. the food at Burgerlicious was actually good!)

 What have you found unique in another city or country?