Magical Sydney

Having spent 5 and half days of wining, dining, cruising, sightseeing and exploring Sydney - I have totally fallen  in love with the city and was very reluctant to come home! Having lived in London, Paris and Florence and visited most other major cities I left thinking Sydney had to be the pick of the bunch with the most to offer for both locals and tourists alike. If you haven't been ...you just have to GO! We had an absolutely fantastic time - I must admit the perfect blue skies and sunshiney days of 24 - 27 degrees helped as did the fabulous restaurants, the breathtaking scenery, the beautiful harbour and the friendly people. Thanks to some great tips from Carolyn over at Desire Empire and 'The Little Book on Sydney's Secrets' by Donna Hay I think we managed to cover the best Sydney had to offer. I revisited some of my old, favourite haunts like 'Bills' and discovered some fabulous new places like 'Palm Beach'. 

The day we arrived was wet and wild with 135mm of rain in a single day - the highest ever recorded in Sydney! There were reports of planes queued up at the airport for hours and road closures but we were in the lap of the gods for the entire trip and landed ten minutes after schedule and drove through Sydney without drop of rain and no traffic. It rained a little after we checked into our hotel and unpacked. By the time we were ready for some fresh air and a walk the sun was shining! It only ever disappeared on Monday whilst I was doing a little shopping!

Our room at the Bondi Beach House had a very beachy vintage feel that was rustic and charming and only a stone's throw from the shops and restaurants.