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After our 20-days away in New Zealand, we've returned to Australia, and were greeted with beautiful sunny weather in Sydney. We stayed one night at the Westin, and got to see a good chunk of the city.
The harbor was the highlight for us. We walked around both sides of it - you can cross over the Sydney Harbour Bridge (pictured in the background) to the more residential neighborhoods of North Sydney; just like the Brooklyn bridge in New York!
We found the perfect after-work hang out spot, outside the Sydney Opera House. It was packed, but we managed to snag a table for drinks and a quick bite.
Downtown Sydney reminds me a lot of Lower Manhattan. It's compact, filled with skyscrappers, and has a historic district (the Rocks) with small lanes and old buildings.
Bondi Beach is just a few miles away from Downtown. It's a lively community filled with million dollar apartments with views. There's a great walkway along the water.
We completed the Sydney circuit with a couple of days at the beach, just south of Sydney. We relaxed at this beach in Jervis Bay for a few hours one afternoon. It was the most isolated of the spots we found, and as far south as we went before returning to Sydney for our intercontinental flight.
https://picasaweb.google.com/103620108216329120374/Sydney?authkey=Gv1sRgCLT2roP264WwmAE&noredirect=1
After our 20-days away in New Zealand, we've returned to Australia, and were greeted with beautiful sunny weather in Sydney. We stayed one night at the Westin, and got to see a good chunk of the city.
The harbor was the highlight for us. We walked around both sides of it - you can cross over the Sydney Harbour Bridge (pictured in the background) to the more residential neighborhoods of North Sydney; just like the Brooklyn bridge in New York!
We found the perfect after-work hang out spot, outside the Sydney Opera House. It was packed, but we managed to snag a table for drinks and a quick bite.
Downtown Sydney reminds me a lot of Lower Manhattan. It's compact, filled with skyscrappers, and has a historic district (the Rocks) with small lanes and old buildings.
Bondi Beach is just a few miles away from Downtown. It's a lively community filled with million dollar apartments with views. There's a great walkway along the water.
After our short stay in Sydney, we ventured out to the quieter region of the Blue Mountains, a couple of hours west of Sydney. Pictured here is the Three Sisters, an iconic rock formation in the mountains. They were formed by erosion of the sandstone around the columns. Apparently, there used to be a few more sisters that have been completed eroded away. Day-hikes here were great!
We completed the Sydney circuit with a couple of days at the beach, just south of Sydney. We relaxed at this beach in Jervis Bay for a few hours one afternoon. It was the most isolated of the spots we found, and as far south as we went before returning to Sydney for our intercontinental flight.
Overall, I think the Sydney region is the most livable of all the places we visited on the trip! The city itself is like a smaller version of New York, and there's so much to do around it. If I can manage to work and live here for a year, I definitely would.
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