Bondi Beach, Sydney

A visit to Sydney is not complete without seeing Bondi Beach. On our third day in Sydney, we hopped on a train from Town Hall and alighted at Bondi Junction after more or less10 minutes. From the junction, we boarded Bus # 380 and reached the drop off in 15 minutes. The driver would announce where visitors can alight.

We crossed the street and walk to the viewing area. Once can see the wide stretch of beach 1 km long. The waves at the time of our visit were strong, crashing to the rocks on one side of the beach. On the right side of the viewing deck is the famous Bondi Iceberg swimming club and restaurant. On the left , there's a stairway to the boardwalk as well as to the beach.

Bondi Beach has many popular cafes, restaurants, and hotels, with views of the beach. There is also a changing area/ washroom.

We strolled on the boardwalk, had some coffee and cookies , watched the Chinese tour group and took photos.

As in Manly, I had to walk on Bondi beach. Since it's early winter, the waters were cold but I had a nice walk on the wet sands and even took home a handful of sand as souvenir.

There were few surfers braving the cold waters. I guessed they are already used to it.

We spent about an hour at Bondi and it was nice to have visited again one of Sydney's famous beaches.

Hope to visit in summer so we can swim.

Sydney Harbour Bridge

 
Harbour Bridge is one of the most recognizable structures in Sydney. It can be said that the bridge is one of  the international symbols of Australia.  Tourists flock to Circular Quay, The Rocks, Milson's Point to have a vantage view of the bridge.

One can stroll along the Rocks to get a close up view of the bridge. Walking farther and nearer to one of its Pylons, you can be under the bridge and can see the steel and bolts and rivets supporting the structure.

Sydney tourism offers a bridge climb for a fee. Once on top of the bridge, one can see a fantastic view of the harbour and the Opera House.

 

You can take a ferry to see a different view of the bridge.

Be it from land or from the water, Sydney Harbour bridge is beautiful and a photographer's delight.

How to get there: Take the train to Circular Quay. From the platform , you can already see the bridge. Or walk to the Botanical Garden until you reach Opera House. From Opera House , you can also see the bridge in full view.


http://www.sydneyharbourbridge.info/