I is for I am Really Excited about Sculptures by the Sea!

It is almost that time of year again, like a mecca for Sydney photographers bot amateur and professional alike, Sculptures by the Sea provides three weeks of delight for the eyes as art is installed along the Bondi to Tamarama cliff side walk. This year is sure not to dissapoint as Sculptures by the Sea celebrates its 15th anniversary and will include artwork by Anne Ferguson, Bert Flugelman OAM, Ron Robertson-Swann OAM and Ken Unsworth AM, just to name a few.

Sculptures by the Sea is a 100 percent free event and will be held from 3 to 20 November 2011. Bring your towel and soak up the sun along with your culture and enjoy my personal favourite event in Sydney.

Find out more about the event, the art and the sculptures for this years event at the Sculptures by the Sea website.

Get your Skates On!

Ice Skating is back at Bondi this winter! As part of the Bondi Winter Magic Festival an ice skating rink will be set up on Bondi Beach from 30 June to 17 July. An adult ticket is $26 for 45 minutes of ice skating and skate hire, a pretty small price to pay for a really unique winter activity. Or better yet take the kids to try out the Ice Fun Slide - a first in Australia - with three slides costing only $7.50. Tickets are selling fast for skating and slides so jump onto the Bergstation website to get yours now!

Ice skating is not the only thing happening in Bondi throughout the colder months and the Winter Magic Festival event calendar is packed with great activities like the Ice Ball to raise money for Epilepsy Action Australia on 23 July and the Art on the Streets on 9-10 July where anyone can create their own chalk masterpiece right in Bondi. Details about these and many other events are available on the Bondi Winter Magic Festival website.

Discovering Breakfast in Coogee

I'll admit i'm a breakfast in Bondi kinda girl... And why not - with the markets, surfing and skating comps to entertain, and backpacker prices it makes for a perfect Sunday morning out.. 

But today I decided to try something different and head further south to Coogee beach for my Sunday ritual. And I was pleasantly surprised. Parking was easy, the atmosphere was relaxed and the sun was out - thank you for a sunny day at last! I quickly discovered that the prices are not so backpacker along the cafe strip on Coogee Bay Road but it is still a popular spot with barely a spare table at the six or so cafes to choose from. We settled on Tropicana Cafe as they serve Campos coffee and I chose the breakfast bruschetta. The service was great and I had my delicious brekky in no time. The bruschetta was awesome, basically scrambled eggs on sourdough with a basil, tomato and persian fetta salad - yum! Followed up with the obligatory stroll along the beach, although not too much was going on.

All in all I think I will definitely be heading back to Coogee soon, but at $18 for a breaky I don't think i'm converted, my breakfast still belongs in Bondi.