Toby and Allan in New Zealand and Australia 2019

Friday March 29 was another good day to go to the beach.  Mainly sunny and a high of 27C. We took the train (just two stops to Bondi Junction) and then a bus to the famous Bondi Beach.  When we got there, we went for brunch at Bills, a buzzy spot recommended to us by a few locals. Inside Bills--- Sydneysiders (as they call themselves) love breakfast/brunch food Alain and I shared a "classic" breakfast-eggs, bacon, mushrooms, grilled tomato, fennel sausages and toasted sourdough bread.  Yum! Bills is located under this very modern apartment/condo building not far from the beach We walked down to the beach.  It is a fabulous surfing beach with lovely white sand.  Going on a week day meant that it was not crowded.  The water was warm and the clouds cleared away. Bondi Beach looking one way Soaking in the sun Looking the other way Catching that wave There are areas between flags where one cannot use surfboards and wher...

Wednesday March 27 was a mainly cloudy day with a few drops of rain.  High of 22C.  A totally different day than Tuesday's beach weather. We had our late morning coffee at Street Espresso about a 10 minute walk from the apartment, which serves Toby's Estate coffee.  It also had some nice looking sandwiches, but it was too early for lunch. Inside of Street Espresso Morning coffee- I borrowed Alain's hat We passed a poster for NSW Labor's renewable plan --- too bad the Ford government is so regressive on this issue. We stopped at the Australian Design Centre, which had an interesting exhibit entitled: Steel: Art Design Architecture . The exhibit explored innovative ways that steel is being used by artists, designers and architects.  There was some wonderful jewellery, larger pieces and architectural models (difficult to take photos).  The Centre also had a great 'Object Shop'. The next exhibit is going to be a group exhibit called Island ...