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A small little bay with a beautiful sandy beach hugged by gorgeous natural vegetation and an amazing view of Manly. A little cafe provides the perfect lunch or dinner venue.
A great place to beat the crowds.
Get the boat to Manly from Circular Quay. Walk through to the beack and turn right and just follow the bay round to Cabbage Tree Bay.
With so many great views and a benign climate, Sydney is a haven for romance. Picnics, sunsets, star-gazing are all easy to do. (Sydney is a great city at night: its suburbs are less brightly lit than in the UK so there is much less light pollution.) You can watch the giant bats set off for the eastern suburbs from the Royal Botanic Gardens at dusk, or sit on the rocks at Coogee or Maroubra Beach at night.
Here you'll find a place called Duff Reserve, just over the hill from Rushcutters Bay. It's on the bank of a deep-water point of the harbour so you can watch boats passing within a stone's throw of the shore. The gardens here are a popular spot for weddings, and couples often picnic and canoodle by the water.
Tucked away on a hillock by the Harbour Bridge and the roaring freeway shielded by mature Moreton Bay fig trees, the city's old stone observatory is the most romantic spot in the city. Just don't all rush there at once.
Take the steps on Argyle St, opposite the church
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