Bondi Explorer Bus

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Having seen the iconic sites of the city centre our next day in Sydney needed to be a day to see the sea. We hopped aboard a Bondi Explorer tour bus and had a very nice day driving around a few of the coastal sites. There are some gorgeous places to live in Sydney if you've got a few bob - amazing views. We stopped near to a girl's school where you could look back across to the city to see a long stretch of skyscrapers and the harbour.
We arrived at our main destination - Bondi Beach a little before lunch and were suitably impressed with the only beach we've ever actually heard of. It's a huge stretch of near perfect sand and beautiful blue sea. We were pleased to see a few people surfing, and the life guards patrolling. After a bit of a wander up the beach we took the coastal path along to the next beach, the path led you past some more stunning views. We looked at a couple more gorgeous beaches before getting back on our bus to take us back into the city. Sydney seems so very well thought out. The beaches all had plenty of bins, useful signs, lifeguards and places where you can sit in the shade, and our bus came at the time it said it was going to. Bonza!

We thought we'd go to the cinema in the evening and watched The Prestige - very good film, but don't let anyone talk to you about it before you've seen it!
After that we checked out the harbour in the dark, still looking pretty cool. Back to the hostel, via a bar having an open mic night, to pack before heading out to the Wicked office to pick up the van the next day.