This was the first time we made breakfast in our place this whole trip. But it felt nice to relax and not feel rushed to grab breakfast before starting our day of activities. After breakfast, it was time to head to the Tower Eye for our time slot. Like the Burj Khalifa, the entrance was attached to a mall. It was a short elevator ride up to the observation deck to get a sky-eye view of the city.

We could see the key icons of the harbor along with the airport and the Syndey Olympic Park. We learned that the main stadium will be used during this upcoming women’s World Cup and with the summer games in 2032 when they return to Australia (Brisbane). We also figured out where our apartment was next to Hyde Park, and we were surprised at how clearly you could see people swimming on the rooftop with binoculars.

Afterward, we started our bus journey to Bondi Beach for the Bondi to Coogee coastal walk. We’ve had many people recommend the walk to us, and we’ve read about it in our research on things to do while in the city. Grant’s little brother also had mentioned a show called Bondi Rescue featured on this beach. And let me say the 4-mile walk was worth it! The spectacular views offered so many different cliff views and opportunities to watch the surfers do their thing on the waves.

The blues of the water are beautiful to see though the water was a little too chilly for us to hop in and enjoy (especially with the wind). The height of the waves was also crazy! One of the areas along the beach had what looked like a giant natural wave pool people could swim in. You had to be an excellent technical swimmer not to get swept away by the waves!

Once we made it to Coogee Beach, we grabbed a quick snack at one of the food joints along the strand. The birds were waiting for us to drop a fry or piece of chicken for them to enjoy. I felt like we were getting the stare-down by one of them! It was then time to hop on the bus back to Hyde Park. We thought we knew the bus route and got up to get off by the grocery store, but we were surprised when the stop was about a block farther than we thought.

We headed into the grocery store to try and find some kangaroo meat, but the only thing available was a 1kg bag of ground kangaroo, so we decided to grab some pasta for dinner. As we enjoyed our spaghetti dinner, we got to experience all the Aussie accents in the dating show Farmer Wants a Wife.

We ended the night with a quick dip in the jacuzzi on the rooftop and enjoyed the night skyline.