Sydney had some heavyweights on its side – the Harbour Bridge, the Opera House, and the fantastic combination view at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair, all of which delivered on the promise. It also had the charming Manly Beach, which overdelivered, as opposed to Bondi which was only salvaged by the excellent street art! But in terms of overall experience, and probably because it had a stronger big city feel than the other two, both Melbourne and Cairns worked better for us.
Stay
The criteria for room selection remained the same as Cairns and Melbourne, but we had to sacrifice the view thanks to $. We wanted to be as close to Circular Quay as possible, and finally went with 57Hotel. No photos because it would involve crashing into D – the room was that small. The smallest room we have stayed in was in Hong Kong, and this one easily beat that record. But it compensated by being a 5 min walk from the Central station, which made access to all the places we wanted to see very easy! They also have something that can be loosely described as a breakfast – coffee + croissants. (more…)