A week in Sydney

No no, dear reader, I haven't just spent a week in Sydney. That title is rather misleading isn't it? Well a colleague of mine is heading to Sydney over xmas and I put together my top 10 'must do' list for him, and then thought I would share it with you too. If you ever find yourself in Sydney, make sure you tick off as many as these as possible and then you may find you love the city as much as I do :)

Sneaky number 11 is whale watching, but its out of season at the moment, hence not being included in the full list.

1) Sushi Train in Bondi Junction. PERFECTION. Don't go to the Town Hall or Bondi Beach ones, its just not as good.

2) Cocktails/meal at Orbit/Summit

3) The Hyde Park Barracks Museum

4) Take a ferry to Watson's Bay and walk up to the South Head for a view back into the harbour and out through the harbour heads

5) Glebe markets. You can also do Bondi markets or Paddington markets (not to be confused with Paddy's market), but my fav is Glebe and its the biggest.

6) $7 steak on a Wednesday night at the North Bondi RSL. Just sign yourself in and indulge in the best steak in the world. Get a balcony table and watch the sunset behind Bondi. Kitchen closes at 9pm and it gets mad busy in summer. (its the upstairs floor of the building in the pic, door down the side).

7) Thai and BYO (bring your own booze) in Newtown (wander down King St and take your pick of a million places)

8) Cocktail at Opera Bar as the sun sets behind the bridge

9) Sydney Opera House tour (and if poss, see something there)

10) Blue Mountains for a day