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Sydney Eastern Suburbs

Sydney has two main roads running east out of the city which both meet eventually at Watsons Bay, just inside South Head at the entrance to Sydney Harbour. They form a loop which follows the harbour and then the ocean coastline, offering fine views which you can enjoy from your car.

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They pass through many of Sydney's fashionable suburbs as well as major restaurant and entertainment areas. It is a good trip to do by car on a weekend when there is no commuter traffic. You can catch buses from the city, though a car gives you much more flexibility.

Some of Sydney's finest homes are in this area, which is much sought after for its harbour views. There are three major street directories to Sydney available from bookstores and big newsagencies. There are few historic sites of consequence, so treat is as a daytime drive with stops for coffee or lunch. The drive is full of photo opportunities from spectacular water views to street scenes and people shots.

The first road out of the city to the east starts as Park Street at Town Hall, becomes William Street at it cuts through the centre of Hyde Park, passes through Kings Cross and quickly turns into New South Head Road at the next suburb, Rushcutters Bay.

It then continues through the Eastern Suburbs of Edgecliff, Double Bay, Rose Bay and Vaucluse to Watsons Bay.

The second road starts at the south-east corner of Hyde Park as Oxford Street and runs through Darlinghurst, Paddington and Woollahra, bypassing to the south of Kings Cross, where it joins Syd Einfeld Drive to bypass Bondi Junction (major shopping area of no great appeal to visitors, though it does have some good restaurants and pubs) and connects to Old South Road at the next major intersection (veer left). It passes through Dover Heights to Watsons Bay.

Double Bay: The next suburb of note is Double Bay, which has many of Sydney's exclusive fashion boutiques for men and women and real antique and art shops - no bric a brac or cheap copies here. The streetside bistro at the Cosmopolitan Hotel is a favourite place to be seen in, as are several chic restaurants.

Point Piper And Rose Bay: Point Piper is one of Sydney's most exclusive residential suburbs. It is home to the city branch of the Royal Motor Yacht Club which overlooks Rose Bay and welcomes visitors.

Vaucluse And Watson's Bay: An old, leafy residential suburb with fine homes and gardens, Vaucluse was named after Vaucluse House (Wentworth Road). Built in 1803 and set in 10 hectares of lawns and gardens, it is a prime example of a wealthy family's residence at the time. Open to the public Tuesday to Sundays 10am to 4.30pm (phone 9388 7922), Vaucluse House is occasionally used as a setting for music recitals during Sydney's long summer evenings.

Chosen for its sweeping harbour views, Vaucluse straddles the peninsula and overlooks the ocean as well. On the ocean side it is connected by a cliffside walking track to Watsons Bay. It passes the South Head signal station built in 1848 to communicate with and control shipping about to enter Sydney Harbour.

Sydney, with a population of almost 4 million, and covering almost 1120 square kilometres (700 square miles), is a remarkably easy city to move around in. An excellent train, bus and ferry service covers all points of the greater metropolitan area. Roadways, although congested in peak hour times, are generally well planned and driving is not too harrowing an experience.

Unless visitors to Sydney are specifically seeking out friends in outlying areas, most will have no real need to travel too far away from the central city area and the harbour. Most Sydney tourist attractions are either within the central business district, close to the CBD, or at points around the harbour. The exceptions are Bondi and Manly - surf beach suburbs situated south and north of Sydney Heads.

Sydney Eastern Suburbs

New South Wales Regions (NSW)