June 2022

Itinerary: Melbourne and Sydney, Australia

Our first trip to Australia! And after two years of being closed for international travel, Australia was open and accepting tourist visa applications. Due to other travel plans the rest of the year, this trip was limited to 10 days so we decided instead of trying to see it all, we would just focus on Melbourne and Sydney as there is so much to see. Australia is big – the size of the USA so to compare, it would be like traveling to the USA for 10 days – there is just way too much going on to even try and accomplish everything.

Here is how we spent our ten days exploring Melbourne and Sydney!

		Activity	Food
Day 0	Day	Travel to Australia
Day 1	Morning	Arrive in Melbourne
	Afternoon	Queen Victoria Market State Library of Victoria St Patrick’s Cathedral	Bakemono Bakers Little Rebel
	Evening	Federation Square Hoiser Lane St Paul’s Cathedral	Farmer’s Daughters
Day 2	Morning	Shrine of Remembrance Royal Botanical Gardens Victoria	Queenie’s
	Afternoon	Yarra Valley – Wine tasting
	Evening	Yarra Valley – Wine tasting	Dexter BBQ
Day 3	Morning	Mornington Peninsula – Point Nepean National Park – London Bridge Lookout	Baked In Portsea
	Afternoon	Mornington Peninsula –Arthurs Seat State Park	Ranga Bakery
	Evening	Mornington Peninsula – Wine Tasting	Hope St Radio
Day 4	Morning	Docklands St Kilda	Bakemono Bakers Patricia’s Coffee Roasters
	Afternoon	Walk around Fitzroy	Saigon Street Eats Messina Gelato Proud Mary
	Evening		The Alps Wine Bar
Day 5	Morning	Great Ocean Road
	Afternoon	Great Ocean Road
	Evening	Great Ocean Road
Day 6	Morning	Great Ocean Road
	Afternoon	Drive to Airport Depart Melbourne
	Evening	Arrive in Sydney	Sydney Brewing
Day 7	Morning	Circular Quay – Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House Mrs. Macquarie’s Point	Cupcakes on Pitt
	Afternoon	Whale watching	Flour and Stone
	Evening	Royal Botanical Garden Sydney Sunset at Mrs. Macquarie’s Point Vivid Lights Festival	Messina Gelato Kitchen by Mike
Day 8	Morning	Darling Harbour Sydney Fish Market Bangaroo	Joe Black’s Cafe
	Afternoon	Ferry to Manly
	Evening	Bon Fromage Festival	The Blue Door
Day 9	Morning	Coogee to Bondi Coastal Walk	Paramount Coffee Project
	Afternoon	Bondi Beach and surfing	Bare Naked Bowls
	Evening		Farmhouse Kings Cross
Day 10	Morning	Depart Australia