Shopping, Eating, Highlights and Activities

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Shopping and Eating

In Coogee, there is a decent supermarket on Coogee Bay Road, and a host of small shops of all sorts. Also, many cafes and restaurants are in the area. Some are BYO (for "bring your own") where one can buy wine in one of the nearby bottle shops and bring it for the meal (in some places, a small charge might apply). Australian wines are particularly recommended!

Many restaurants are located in the city centre and around the harbour.

Museums and Galleries

• Museum of Sydney
• Museum of Contemporary Art
• Art Gallery of NSW
• Powerhouse Museum
• Sydney Observatory
• Sydney Aquarium

Walks

• Bondi to Coogee Cliff Walk
  Approx. 2 hours; recommended Sushi place: Raw Bar; return by bus (a touch inconvenient) or shared cab.
• Kings Cross to Opera House
  Catch a train to Kings Cross Station, e.g. from Bondi Junction Train Station. Come out on Victoria Street and walk towards the Harbour. Just before Embarkation Park on the left, you will find a set of steps that go down to the street level below. Descend the steps and walk past the Woollomooloo Wharf. Keep following the waterline on the other side of the Wharf and you will come to some rock steps that lead up to a walkway. Follow the walkway to Lady Macquarie's Chair and continue around the bend to see the Bridge, Opera House and City Skyline (good to do this walk late afternoon near sunset). Continue through Botanic Gardens around to the Opera House and Circular Quay.

Highlights and Activities

• Harbour Cruise (or ferry)
  This is a must - as it is probably one of the most scenic and spectacular harbour layouts in the world.
• Zoo
  As well as being a good zoo, it affords wonderful views back to the Harbour and City. To optimize the experience, get there by catching a Ferry from Circular Quay.
• Harbour Bridge Climb
  Not for the faint-hearted, this spectacular climb (guided tours only) leads up to the top of the harbour bridge and offers a magnificent view of the Harbour, Opera House and City centre.
• Sydney Hop-on Hop-off Tours
  This is a nice way to visit many of the highlights of the city centre and the most spectacular beaches.

Music

• The program at the Sydney Opera House can be found here.
• The program of Australian Chamber Orchestra can be found here.