We went to Sydney last Easter weekend to catch up with friends and get a bag that I left with them back in 2017. On Easter Sunday, me and Joel decided to make full use of our day before our late night flight back to Melbourne.
After checking out from our hotel, we headed to CBD Storage to leave our luggage. For luggage left until 5pm, the price was $11. But we decided we will get our bag after 5pm, so we paid $24. I saw a Starbucks Coffee place on the way and got my sister a Starbucks tumbler as she loves to collect these. I'm pleased that with my purchase I was given free coffee :)
Going around Sydney is very easy with Opal Card. Much like Melbourne's Myki card, I just have to tap on and tap off every time I ride the public transport. On Sundays, it's more cost effective because there is a travel cap of $2.70. This means one can travel all day with train, bus, ferry or light rail and pay no more than $2.70. I believe this makes Sundays a busy day for families wanting to bond and sight see around Sydney.
With this travel cap in mind, we started our journey from Town Hall Station to Circular Quay Station to see the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. Getting off the train, we immediately saw the 2 iconic landmarks from beyond. We were really lucky that the weather was really nice that day!
We got off the train platform and was greeted with throngs of people lining up to ride the ferries to neighboring bays and beaches. The lines were really long and the sun was unforgiving. We decided to walk towards the Opera House. It was lined with a lot of food joints and restaurants, there were lots to choose from and the view was amazing!
After filling our hungry stomachs, we headed to see the Opera House up close. Since it was around noon time, there were parts of the steps leading to the Opera House that did not have a crowd. The crowd was concentrated in the shaded area and we were able to get quite a good shot.
Walking back to Circular Quay, we were debating if we should take the bus or the ferry to Watson's Bay and get a bus from there to Bondi. The bus from Circular Quay to Bondi was Bus 333 and we can see it from Stand B. Although the bus is easier because there is not much of a crowd, we opted to line up for the ferry. We wanted to experience the ferry ride and lined up for almost an hour.
waiting for the ferry. We were first in the queue :)
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The ferry ride was not so bad, it is a different way to travel and we saw the Opera House while cruising through the waters.
We arrived in Watson's Bay after about 25 minutes ferry journey. I've never been to Watson's Bay and it looked cool. Lots of restaurants, nice beach and this gorgeous view.
Our main goal was to head to Bondi beach so we headed to the bus stop and waited for bus 380 to Bondi.
Finally arrived in Bondi Beach! Time to enjoy the sea, sun and sand :)
getting some sun before winter comes!
I can say we saw a lot of Sydney in one day and our public transport fares could have easily cost us around $20 but because it was a Sunday, we got it cheap. We chose to fly from Sydney to Melbourne on a Sunday night so that we could still rest and recuperate on Easter Monday at home. Also, we chose to get away from the crowd that is expected to get back to Melbourne after the Easter weekend.
My goal when I come back to Sydney in the future is to afford the Bridge Climb. Hopefully I can save up for it! Thank you for reading and 'til the next blog!
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