Meadowbank TAFE’s main entrance is on Blaxland Road near Top Ryde Shopping Centre, but the property extends all the way down the hill. Entering from that bottom gate reveals a great place for a walk through the various TAFE areas.
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Forsyth Park
Posted: October 24, 2020 in dogs, SydneyTags: dog friendly, Sydney, Sydney weekends, this weekend in Sydney, what to do in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
Forsyth Park at Neutral Bay, in the shade of Nth Sydney CBD.
Off leash dogs allowed when there’s no sport being played.
Community garden, historic (never used) oil containers for the war effort, playground and a bush path to enjoy.
Love Sydney.
Parramatta Park
Posted: September 4, 2020 in dogs, SydneyTags: dogs, sydney colony, Sydney History, Sydney weekends, what to do in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
Had a lovely walk around Parramatta Park.
No off leash areas, and the cafe was closed (!) but still, a good spot for a walk.
Lovingly restored at the back of the new Parramatta Oval
Dawson Ave, Thornleigh
Posted: July 26, 2020 in dogs, SydneyTags: dog, Local, Sydney, walking sydney, weekend
Indie had a great romp in the fenced, off-leash dog park before we headed off for a walk.
Narrabeen Lagoon Walk
Posted: July 26, 2020 in dogs, Sydney, WalkingTags: dog friendly, walking sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
There’s a great path right around the lagoon at Narrabeen on Sydney’s northern beaches.
A busy path, lots of walkers and bike riders.
7 or 8 kilometres.
We’ve watched this helix pedestrian bridge take shape over the past year or so. It was built in a shed beside the M2 near Macquarie Centre and connects the new Lachlan’s Line development to Nth Ryde station.
Function doesn’t have to be boring. Love it.
This weekend we went for a walk around Pyrmont.
A fascinating dip back into old Sydney, following The City of Sydney guide found here.
This is the guide we followed
This stunning view from Ways Terrace Flats, built by the City Council in the 1920s as workers’ affordable housing.
You know when you put 2 and 2 together and it clicks? Now we know why there’s a Quarryman Hotel at Pyrmont… we found the old quarry!
The original bit of the Electric Light station that remains near the Star casino.
Someone owns these old sites… yet they sit decrepitly, unused, uninhabitable.
ye olde Sydney Electric Light Company, adjacent to the Star casino
ye olde Sydney Electric Light Company, adjacent to the Star casino
Love the clothesline rope pulleys that come off everyone’s balcony or window at the Ways Terrace Flats.
Commercial & Retail Sydney
Posted: March 31, 2019 in history, SydneyTags: Local, Sydney, Sydney History
Another City of Sydney walking tour through a history of Commercial & Retail Sydney
Down Martin Place where the Commonwealth Bank and original MLC building are, through the Grace Hotel which was requisitioned by General MacArthur in WWII, past the AWA Tower – “Sydney’s Eiffel Tower”, the beautiful Dymocks Building, State Theatre, Arthouse Hotel, Tattersall’s Building and more.
A beautiful autumnal day for a historical wander around Glebe.
We visited the house where Robert (born Robin) Askin grew up, saw the park where a wireless was installed for poor families to hear the current news, had breakfast in one of the old original pubs, learnt of the strong medical ties to the area and were staggered to learn that Glebe Public School once had 2,300 students!
The Rocks and Millers Point
Posted: March 31, 2019 in history, Sydney, Sydney HarbourTags: Local, Sydney, Sydney History
Another City of Sydney walk History Walk – Customs House to Millers Point
We went, for the first time, to Observatory Hill Park and went through the observatory. Was great. And free! Site of Sydney’s first windmill with beautiful views of Sydney to the east and west. We discovered Ferry Lane and The Paddock, had a drink at the Lord Nelson, found a still in use cast iron urinal and discovered the laneway below Lower Fort St.
