Dreaming of Vintage Treasures

After seeing the Sydney Opera House, Double Bay, Rose Bay and Don Ritchie Grove , my family and I continued on the bus trip. We saw MacQuarie Lighthouse, the first lighthouse in  Australia which began operating in 1818. The white lighthouse looked so beautiful against the blue sky. We drove past Bondi Beach, and whilst everyone was taking photos through the bus windows, I was snapping some pictures of these cute pastel coloured buildings, as I couldn't get a good look at the beach.  Luckily, the bus driver stopped and we had 25 minutes to wander around.  Bondi Beach The bus tour ended near St. Mary's Cathedral. I'd definitely go on a bus tour again, it was so much fun seeing everything and learning about some of the history of Sydney. My mum and I love looking at old churches. This is St. Mary's Cathedral - it's huge!  I bought some Italian-made pendants that had a cute heart symbol. I was intrigued ...

After a  fun road trip day up to Sydney, my family and I walked through the city and into Hyde Park to go on a bus tour. It was so fun! We got on the bus at 10.30 am and were shown around Sydney until 2.00 pm.  The bus tour guy had an interesting accent and stories about each sites we passed, and he was very humorous too! Hyde Park We drove by the Art Gallery of New South Wales,  Bondi Beach,  Rose Bay ,  Double Bay,   Macquarie Lighthouse and many other places. Art Gallery of New South Wales We stopped off across from the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge for 15 minutes, where we had a quick look around. Back on the bus, we past Double Bay and I was shocked to spot a restaurant called Flavour of India which is infamous for being the last place where INXS singer Michael Hutchence ate before his death in 1997. The bus driver joked that the area really should be called Double Pay because ever...