March 24, 2018 1/2 day Sydney city tour

March 24, 2018

Bondi Beach
Today we go on a half day city tour that was organized by our Tour Company.

We were picked up at the hotel in  a small bus as this was a small group tour at 8am at our hotel.
http://www.aealuxury.com.au

The drive started by going by the Rocks district above Circular Quay and the Harbour Bridge.

Tour description from brochure...

Visit the historic Rocks area and hear early convict history. 

Enjoy magnificent views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. 

See the shopping heart of the city, QVB, Centre point. We were driven through the Central Business district to Macquarie's  Point for photos and to see the famous Mrs. Macquarie's chair.

Visit Mrs Macquarie’s Point, Kings Cross, Double Bay and Sydney’s best panoramic view at Dover Heights then onto famous Bondi Beach. Visit the beachfront promenade,

The chair/bench was made by convicts

We stopped for tea (coffee break) at the famous Bondi Beach. Since it was fall the beach was not too full and the weather mild.

 Lattes and giant croissant

Return to City via the beach coast line, Centennial Park, Paddington, Oxford Street then onto  Darling Harbour.

 wild cockatoo

light house

After the tour the bus left us at our hotel and we decided to go to the central shopping pedestrian mall for lunch.  When we went into the Westfield Mall we found a Greek restaurant in the food court. We of course had to have lunch at Zeus and ordered soulvakia and greek salad.  Prices were a bit high for food at a food court.

After lunch Sophia decided to to up to the top of the Sky Tower and I waited for her in the food court. She said she could see a 360 degree view of the city.

 We then walked around the shopping area and then decided to go to the Queen Victoria Building which was restored and converted to small shops.

https://us.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/sydney-city/city-centre/attractions/queen-victoria-building

The building was beautiful with high center ceiling, stained glass windows and a large clock in the center of the building.

We found a Starbucks in the basement to have coffee and a sweet and a rest.

Afterwards we explored the shops in the building.

Then we headed back to the hotel. Tomorrow is Sunday and we plan to take the ferry to go to the zoo.