I had made a few trips to Sydney but never stayed more than a couple of days and I had spent most of the time in a conference room, but for this trip we went over the prior Friday night so we could see more of the city. We have friends from work (over 30 years) living there and they took us out to Watson’s Bay for dinner. It is about a 30 minute ferry ride from the CBD through Sydney harbour to the pier and then you can either stay bayside for a relaxing experience or walk a couple of blocks for a dramatic sea view of the Pacific. A couple of great restaurants right on the bay. The ferry ride back was good as well seeing Sydney at night.
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Watson’s Bay
Sea Cliff Bridge
On Sunday, we went down to see a co-worker who lived south of town near Sea Cliff Bridge for lunch. He had us park about a mile away so we had to walk across the bridge, the bridge/walk has become a tourist destination. The town was an old coal mining/coal export town which had apparently fallen on hard times, but with the growth of Sydney (and skyrocketing housing prices) the area had a mix of new and old.
The Rocks and Circular Quay
As we were coming back into Sydney, we saw a FB post of some neighborhood friends who were visiting Sydney, so we were able to connect with them and have dinner at one of the oldest pubs (two claim the honor) in Sydney – The Hero of Waterloo. Good place to meet up with people visiting (that is how we found it) and a lot of interesting historical facts.
Bangaroo and Darling Harbour
Once the week started, basically worked a normal schedule but I did get to see the new Sydney Metro line (which some of my co-workers had been working on for years) and visit Bangaroo and Darling Harbour – two newer/re-developed areas of Sydney.
Overall, I have to admit the Sydney is pretty nice, but objectively Melbourne is still rated higher on the “Most Livable Cities List” in 2025 at 4th while Sydney is languishing in 6th place.
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