Australia Travel Blog: Sydney City Tour | Bondi Beach

Sydney Travel Blog: Part 6 – Bondi Beach

2-Day Combo: Sydney City Tour + Sydney Harbour Lunch Cruise and Blue Mountains Day Trip

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Only 8 km from the city centre, Bondi Beach is the most iconic beach in Australia and famous across the globe. Most likely, you have seen Bondi Beach somewhere in movies or pictures. Bondi is an aboriginal word that means “surf” in English.

Bondi Beach is famous for its pristine golden sands, glistering ocean, and its surf & seaside community that offers a laid back coastal lifestyle within a short distance from a big city’s hustle and bustle.

Bondi’s beautiful picturesque coastline offers easy-walk clifftops with tons of cafes and restaurants. Bondi Beach water looks very clean and the scenic stretch of ocean views are immaculate.

I was given 30 minutes to stroll the beach. This was a very short time to enjoy a beach, so I spent every second of it wisely.

The first thing I did was grab a coffee and a cake from a coffee shop in Bondi Pavilion, because I didn’t have any chance to eat anything till now. I finished the cake and 1/3 of the coffee sitting at the cafe and I took the rest to finish on my stroll along the beach and the waterfront establishment.

The weather was very nice in December. Hot, but not too hot. I was wearing only a t-shirt. I was laughing, thinking in Canada I would be wearing layers of clothes and jacket for below -20 degree Celsius cold.

I noticed open-air restaurants in the area facing the ocean that were almost full that early. People were enjoying the beach and the weather. Some restaurants had very loud music.

I noticed lots of condos and homes along the coastline with unobtrusive views of the beach and the ocean. Those who are living there simply have to cross the street to come to the beach.

I was running out of time, so I rushed back to the tour bus. The next stop was to return to Sydney for the lunch cruise.