The Boathouse Palm Beach

Café with a view

The Boathouse Palm Beach is located in Palm Beach, Sydney. It is situated on the Pittwater side of Palm Beach next to the Governor Phillip Park car park. There is plenty of parking in this proximity as well as on Barrenjoey Road. 

The Café is extremely popular with locals and tourists alike. On days when Home and Away are filming in Summer Bay (Palm Beach), The Boathouse is filled to the brim all day with fans and tourists eager to get a view of the set. The café boasts front row views of iconic Pittwater with the option to take a seat on one of the rustic styled picnic tables on the wharf, or sit on the front lawn, which offers large tables and white shabby chic beach chairs to enjoy a coffee and the newspaper. Either way, wherever you sit the water views are spectacular from every direction. The Boathouse offers a wide variety of breakfast and lunch meals that incorporate modern Australian Cuisine.  As well as this the café also has fresh market flowers, deli style food, coffee, smoothies, the daily newspaper and even bread and milk. 

Overall, The Boathouse at Palm Beach is suitable for everyone including families with young children. It is situated in an incredible area on the Northern Beaches and should be experienced by all.

Royal botanic garden

The royal botanic garden is one of the most breathtakingly beautiful setting anyone will ever see anywhere, with garden filling an area of land between the harbour and the eastern part of the central business district. It's the oldest scientific institution in Australia and is considered one of the most prominent historical botanical institutions in the world.

 It's just a short stroll around the edge of the water from sydney opera house. Anyone can reach there by taking a train to circular quay and walk there from the Sydney opera house. Alternatively, Sydney explorer buses also stop there. Access to the garden is free and it's open everyday. The garden has large trees with a wonderful shade canvas and it makes it the best imaginable stop to sit and have lunch in the grass and taking the harbour views.
The garden has more than one million specimens and is a home to outstanding collection of plants from Australia and overseas. The botanic garden is surrounded by unfenced botanical parkland known as domain. It's green spaces, playing fields and harbour views play a central role in Sydney's biggest festivals, celebrations and events.
It is basically an excellent place to escape from the noise of the city and is best for recreational, sporting life and physical fitness of the city workers and the residents.

Sydney Jewish Museum

Sydney Jewish Museum is located at Darlinghurst Road, Sydney. It collects the history of the Holocaust-related memorabilia, Jewish and Australian Jews. It identifies the 16 Jews who arrived on the First Fleet and describes life for those people and their families in the early days in the settlement of Australia. The first floor of Sydney Jewish Museum is about Jewish history and related cultural exhibition, exhibits show all aspects of Jewish life and culture from rough appliances to exquisite arts. The second and the third floors are about the history of the Second World War when Jews were massacred. The main purpose of showing these exhibitions is dedicated to documenting and teaching the history of the Holocaust so that these events will never be repeated. Sydney Jewish Museum is the most amazing and truly touching place that you will ever go to. It touches your heart to think about all the people who died, and talking to someone who survives it, it just makes more people cherish life.

Manly to Shelly beach Walk

Manly is one of the most famous beaches in Sydney. It is located in the northern beaches district, which is about 20 kilometres north from the CBD. It is possible to arrive to the suburb by bus, or by catching a ferry, which runs directly from Circular Quay and takes about thirty minutes. On the right end of the beach, it starts a beautiful walk to Shelly beach. It is approximately half an hour walk suitable for all ages. While walking, it is possible to admire the beautiful landscape that fades into the ocean. Moreover, the walk is a great opportunity to come in contact with nature, and forget the frenetic life of the city. On the other end of the walk, Shelly Beach is a gracious little beach, from which you can admire the immense Manly Beach. After engaging in this scenic walk, Shelly Beach offers free BBQ amenities for the public to use. This is a great idea to enjoy the surroundings whilst cooking a BBQ for the family. However, there are also some cafes ready to serve you and satisfy your needs after the walk. Overall, it is worth taking some time to discover this admirable place of Sydney.

Barrenjoey Lighthouse - Palm Beach

An iconic landmark on the Northern Beaches of Sydney

Barrenjoey Lighthouse is located at the head of Palm Beach, Sydney. The lighthouse sits on Sydney's most northern point. It sits approximately 90 metres above sea level and can be reached by a number of walking tracks. Visitors can take the 1km walking track to the top, which is an easy walk offering magnificent views along the track. Or for those who are up for the challenge take the short hike up the Smugglers track to the top. The walk is well worth the efforts and once you reach the top the views will take your breath away, with views overlooking Broken Bay, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Central Coast. The lighthouse itself was built in 1881 and is made from sandstone quarried on the site. Barrenjoey Lighthouse is one of the Northern Beaches most iconic landmarks and is an easy day trip from Sydney. Parking is available in Governor Phillip Park car park as well as along Barrenjoey Road, Palm Beach. 

Sydney Chinatown

Sydney Chinatown is south urban of CBD. It is located in Haymarket, between the Central Station and Darling Harbour. Sydney Chinatown, although the area is not larger than New York’s and San Francisco’s Chinatown, it is exquisite, beautiful and quite Chinese characteristics. With the development of Chinese society, it became one of Australia’s major tourist and shopping area. People can find several of the best Chinese culture right in this neighborhood. They offer some of the best festivals, shops, history, and even food. This is essential when walking through the streets all day that you stop for a hot plate of traditional Chinese cuisine. Besides, go shopping in Sydney Chinatown to find some gifts for the whole family. There are a large number of markets and shops to visit for numerous goods. This can be taken care of if you want to bring some gifts back for the whole family. There is so much to do when you visit Sydney Chinatown that you might spend all day there. This means you can be sure that everyone will find something they liked during the visit.

Harbour bridge

The harbour bridge is the prominent landmark of Sydney. It is considered as the world's colossal steel bridge.This bridge is formerly known as 'coathanger' to the local people of Sydney. It attracts many tourists because of its iconic structure and secondly because of the beautiful panorama it provides.Sydney's world famous opera house has a splendid view from the Harbour bridge.Take a stroll along the pedestrian way from the eastern side of the bridge for great views of Sydney city, circular quay and all the way up Sydney harbour to the heads. Its major artery is that it connects Sydney CBD to Milson's point ( also known as the North shore ). there are four ways to get to the bridge; drive,take a train,cycle or walk. It is about a 30 minutes stroll to cross the bridge for pedestrians. Also, climbing the bridge has become popular tourist attraction now. It's a very thrilling experience to take over a bridge climb. Additionally, you can take the 200 steps to the top of the southern pylon, where there's a museum on bridge's history. Overall ,the harbour bridge provides stunning views,great history and a rare glimpse of the Sydney skyline, with the experience of seeing it set to create lasting memories !

by Priyanka nain