Neighborhoods

As I previously said, my job allowed me more time in Sydney- which meant more time to explore! I am proud to say that I went to almost every neighborhood of Sydney. Here are some reviews:

Surry hills- love it. Kind of like Williamsburg but not quite as much going on. They have an amazing restaurant there called Longrain (I think)... They have cute bars and really yummy local eateries.

Paddington- Mainly Oxford Street which has the only good shopping (almost)in Sydney. All really nice boutiques line the street as do posh couples spending a Saturday afternoon together. Definitely worth checking out. Reminds me of West broadway in Soho.

Newtown- the other good shopping area. It also has really great Thai and Vietnamese restaurants.

Manly- You have to take a ferry from Circular Quay to get there... but sooooo worth it. It has a really nice beach and great restaurants (is that all I talk about?!)... I spent a great day there with Martina, Phil and Alaska. We had a blast at the 99 cent store, yes they are not only in NY! We tried on the goofiest sunglasses and almost got kicked out!

Bondi Junction or as I nick named it "The Junk"... it truly was the Junk... just an area with a big shopping mall... it doesn't need to exist. Though I did get a great waxing there and a much needed shopping day on my own. Lizzy had one of those days as well and brought me and Sophie back these massive cupcakes... mmmmm.

Kings Cross- I think I already touched on the Cross. Got to love the red light district. I had a fun night with Big Steve and Snickers... we went A-wall from this club we all went to... we didn't like it. We ended up at Sports Bar and hung out with the strangest characters... the Gaff is also located in the Cross... a massive bar we went to a lot with a lot of dark corners!

Darling Harbor- Clearly along the harbor... this houses one of my favorite places, the Aquarium... even though the Sydney Aquarium is not in my top 3... I went again and liked it more! I think I was a little harsh the first time (still not in my top 3 though! )... Matty, Brad, Lizzy, Sophie and I had a nice afternoon there. Still no giant octopus though. Darling Harbor also has a lot of nicer bars that we went to in my earlier days in Sydney.... quite expensive though so we stopped that after a few weeks!

Sydney Center... very corporate and infested with shopping malls and mass produced fashion... other than me working there we can get rid of this too.

Coogee. A nice beach area, very touristy and more family oriented.

Bondi Beach... my home. Where you can walk around barefoot, have bbq's on the beach, dine outside or take pictures with the local kukoo that lives on the cliffs at the beach. I love Bondi.