After a short flight from Melbourne, we arrived in Sydney at 11:30 a.m. After collecting our luggage, we found the train which took us near our accommodations. We spent about 1.5 hours hanging around the mall attached to the train station as we could not get into the accommodation until 3.
There is a store totally dedicated to fresh produce of every kind and some very unique local produce. There is also a bakery and butcher. There is lots of lamb of every cut you could imagine including ground. One of the major grocery chains, Coles, is also in the mall. The meat prices were more reasonable than at the butcher but food costs are surprisingly high.
Interesting item for today. Coles sells kangaroo meat (steaks, sausages) and crocodile sausages.
Our accomodations is wonderful. As advertised, the location is just steps away from Double Bay. We are beside a school and our accomodation is attached to a yoga studio and a liquor store. The area is very treed and green residential area.
After settling into our accommodation, we headed out to Bondi Beach. On Sundays in Sydney, all trips on their transportation system (trains, ferries, or buses) is free after your first trip. Unlike my last visit to Bondi Beach which was not completely accessible due to the beach volleyball Olympic venue that occupied much of the beach, we were able to access/walk the entire beach. Being Sunday, there were lots of people at the beach. What was surprising is how shallow the beach is as you see people able to stand quite a distance from the shore.
After spending a number of hours at the beach, we made our way back to our place. It gave me a chance to update the blog, especially adding pictures that I’ve been struggling to upload. I hope you are enjoying the photos.
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