Darling Harbour is
home to some of Sydney’s top restaurants, bars and clubs.Many cruises and daily boat trips depart from
Darling Harbour.
Harbourside Shopping
Centre offers excellent shopping for anything fashion to souvenirs or to a little
treat for yourself if you are missing some home comforts. The British Lolly
shop offers all sorts of English and Irish treats including teabags, chocolate
and even your favourite cereal!www.darlingharbour.com
Powerhouse Musuem
Located approximately 3 minutes walk from the Lord
Wolseley Hotel and open daily is the Powerhouse Museum. Offering a wide range
of exhibits from history, design, science, technology, music, space exploration
and transport, there is something for everyone at the Powerhouse Museum.
This is no ordinary Museum as exhibits are presented in many unique and
interesting ways including; virtual reality 3D theatres, film, touch screen
computers, science experiments, lectures and audio phones. www.powerhousemuseum.com
Bondi Beach
The world famous Bondi
Beach is approximately 25 minutes from Sydney’s CBD. Trains depart from Central
Station regularly and take you to Bondi Junction where you can jump on a bus
(380) for a 5 minute ride to the beach.
Bondi’s beautiful
sandy beach stretches about a kilometre in length.Bondi also boasts an array of café’s,
restaurants and bars that attract locals and tourists alike.
On Sunday’s you can
explore the Bondi Markets, located across the road from the beach. A wide range
of goods can be found such as original designer
clothing, handmade jewellery, arts, crafts, retro furniture, vintage clothes
and so much more.http://www.bondimarkets.com.au/
Bondi also hosts the
annual “Sculpture by the Sea” which is fast becoming one of Australia’s
renowned sculpture exhibitions. The exhibition takes place along the
breathtaking backdrop of the Bondi to Tamarama coastal
walk.
Life guards patrol
Bondi beach daily. Red and yellow flags are positioned on the beach during
patrolled times, which indicate the safest areas to swim and avoid the rip. Please
always take care when swimming at the beach and always swim between the flags.
Manly Beach
Manly beach is situated
in Sydney’s Northern Suburbs unlike Bondi and Bronte which are both located in
the Eastern Suburbs.
The most enjoyable way
to travel to Manly from the CBD is via Ferry from Circular Quay which will take
approximately 30 mins.Enjoy breath
taking views of Sydney Harbour, the Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge
as the ferry travels out of Circular Quay across the harbour to Manly.
Manly which stretches
about 1.5kms in length is a popular destination for surfers and surfing
wannabes.One of the best surfing
schools is Manly Surf School. http://www.manlysurfschool.com/
Feeling a little
brave, you can go diving with sharks at Manly Oceanworld!Or for the not so brave take a stroll around
Oceanworld and take in the sharks, rays and turtles from a safe distance behind
the glass!! http://www.oceanworld.com.au
Manly is also home to
the Annual Manly Food and Wine Festival (during June) and the Annual Manly Jazz
Festival during October.
Life guards patrol
Manly beach daily. Red and yellow flags are positioned on the beach during
patrolled times, which indicate the safest areas to swim and avoid the rips.
Please always take care when swimming at the beach and always swim between the
flags.
