A great walk past the fish markets.
Federal Park, Rozelle Bay
Rozelle Park
Sydney Fish Markets
Sydney Fish Markets
Under the Anzac Bridge
Anzac Bridge
Anzac Bridge
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Blackwattle Bay
Posted: May 8, 2016 in Inner WestTags: Sydney, sydney harbor, Sydney Harbour, Sydney weekends, Things to do in Sydney, this weekend in Sydney, what to do in Sydney
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Birchgrove to East Balmain
Posted: April 30, 2016 in Inner West, Sydney Harbour, WalkingTags: ferry, inner west, Sydney, sydney harbor, Sydney Harbour, Things to do in Sydney, this weekend in Sydney, Weekends in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
After a couple of weeks off with Robyn overseas, we picked up again this weekend to walk from the end of Darling St west to Birchgrove.
Views across just 500m of harbour to the new Barangaroo site from the southern side of Darling St, beautiful waterfront parkland and renovated historic factory buildings and industrial waterfront.
All in all, a great walk.
The city is just a stone’s throw away across the entrance to Darling Harbour
Barangaroo from East Balmain
Cool. Art on the side of a house at Duke St
The old Colgate Factory, now factory apartments.
Ferry workshops near the Colgate factory
Didn’t know that Mort Bay was named after a person and not anything to do with Death as such. Nor did we know that WWII vessels were manufactured in Balmain.
Australia’s oldest dry dock here at Mort Bay
Mort Bay
Ballast Point Park, Birchgrove. Worth a visit.
Ballast Point Park, Birchgrove.
Birchgrove to Drummoyne
Posted: April 3, 2016 in Inner WestTags: Sydney, sydney harbor, Sydney Harbour, Sydney weekends, Things to do in Sydney, walk, walking inner Sydney, Weekends in Sydney
A beautiful walk from the end of narrow Louisa Rd, west around some gorgeous waterfront past the Dawn Fraser Baths and the site of the old Balmain Power Station, over the Iron Cove bridge, along the front of Birkenhead Factory Outlet Centre to Drummoyne.
Fab!
From Louisa Rd Birchgrove to Drummoyne
Birchgrove Point, end of Louisa Rd. The Coal Loader cafe and Waverton are across the harbour where the orange is
Birchgrove Ferry wharf, Yurulbin Park.
Looking through a carpark over to Cockatoo Island
Hidden garage door. Nice!
Looking across towards Cockatoo Island from Birchgrove
Narrow blocks, still worth a fortune.
Beautiful little park at Balmain Sailing club that leads around west towards Dawn Fraser Baths
Balmain Sailing Club
Elkington Park, Dawn Fraser Baths at left
Looking towards Dawn Fraser Pool. Beautiful fig leaning into the water.
World famous Dawn Fraser Baths at Birchgrove (Balmain)
Elkington Park, Cockatoo Island behind
Elkington Park, Cockatoo Island behind
Marina at Rozelle, in front of the site of the old Balmain Power Station
Pump House, relic from the old Balmain Power Station.
Iron Cove Bridge, walking west towards Birkenhead Factory Outlet Centre
View towards Schnapper Island and North Sydney from Drummoyne
Peppercorn Park, Drummoyne.
Beautiful development at Drummoyne… “Breeze” in St Georges Cres. Could move in tomorrow!
Canada Bay to Mortlake
Posted: March 25, 2016 in bicycle, Sydney HarbourTags: inner west, Sydney Harbour, Sydney weekends, Things to do in Sydney, weekend, Weekends in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
A beautiful afternoon for a bay-side walk.
Today, Easter Friday, we walked from Canada Bay along the waterfont, through Cabarita to Mortlake, near the car ferry across the river to Putney.
We love walking through areas where the home owners don’t own the water; makes for a much nicer walk 🙂
A beautiful path virtually the whole way.
The end of Durham St, Canada Bay. The start of today’s path
Bayview Park, near Massey Park Golf Course
Looking west towards Breakfast Point
Drummoyne – East of Gladesville Bridge
Posted: March 4, 2016 in Sydney HarbourTags: ferry, Sydney, Sydney Harbour, Sydney weekends, Things to do in Sydney, Weekends in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
The Swans v Giants pre-season footy match was on Friday night so we parked the car near Drummoyne Oval a little beforehand and headed east towards the city. Some beautiful water-front real estate, a few hidden parks. Nice 🙂
Rea Reserve, Drummoyne Ave
Rea Reserve, Drummoyne Ave
Some beautiful waterfront real estate with views east to the harbour bridge. Some places make it easier to sticky-beak than others!
From Drummoyne ferry wharf
Lovely little park at the end of Lyons Rd
Private beach and a dog park opposite Spectacle Island
Private beach and a dog park opposite Spectacle Island
Drummoyne Oval
Drummoyne Oval. Swans | Giants pre-season. Cheap entry 😉
The Goods Line
Posted: February 29, 2016 in Inner West, Sydney HarbourTags: Dr Chau Chak Wing, Frank Gehry, Paper Bag building, Things to do in Sydney, this weekend in Sydney, walking inner Sydney, Weekends in Sydney, what to do in Sydney
The Goods Line is a shared pedestrian and cycle path and green public space, connecting Ultimo with Darling Harbour.
The line provides a pedestraian and cycle path from Central Station to Darling Harbour, with mixed-use spaces to enjoy – dining tables, grassy spaces, table tennis tables, study pods amongst the trees and a children’s water play area with a sand pit shaded by trees.
A fabulous re-use of what was a busy industrial railway line.
http://www.shfa.nsw.gov.au/sydney-Our_places_and_projects-Our_projects-The_Goods_Line.htm
Only a short walk, but so well done
Past the iconic Dr Chau Chak Wing Building (designed by Frank Gehry – The “Paper Bag building”)
Past the iconic Dr Chau Chak Wing Building (designed by Frank Gehry – The “Paper Bag building”)
Parramatta ~ Harris Park Heritage Walk
Posted: January 24, 2016 in Sydney HarbourTags: ferry, Sydney, sydney harbor, Sydney Harbour, Sydney weekends, Things to do in Sydney, walking inner Sydney, Weekends in Sydney, what to do in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
Back from our holiday to India and so ready to resume normal weekend service!
Our plan this year? We enjoyed walking the beaches and coast so much in 2014 that we decided to do the same this year, except we will hug the inland waterways. Late Sunday afternoon we headed out to Parramatta Ferry Wharf to begin walking East along the southern shore.
We parked the car at Parramatta wharf and walked towards Rosehill racecourse along the Harris Park Heritage Walk, a really nice path along the (pretty murky this far up stream) Parramatta River with terrific signposting advising various historical sites that used to be there
It’s well done; love wandering along bits of Sydney we’ve never seen before.
Had to start the year somewhere, so we chose Parramatta Wharf
The stern of the last HMAS Parramatta
NIce work along the path
Robyn has taught at two schools with Ellengowan in their name. This is the original site of Tara Anglican School at North Parramatta.
About 200 km to go! 🙂
Week 51 ~ Y is for Youth
Posted: December 8, 2015 in Inner WestTags: Sydney, Sydney weekends, Things to do in Sydney, walking inner Sydney, Weekends in Sydney
If you grew up in Sydney like we did, you’ll remember buying 5c paper tickets and catching myriad buses to school and the shops
Sydney’s Bus Museum fell into dis-repair some time ago and Wednesday night was the preview night of the new museum.
Now, let’s get one thing straight here… we are NOT bus officianados or even remotely interested in the actual history of transport in Sydney… I think we were the only ones who weren’t!
Rather, this is what the whole point of this doing something together project is about. To do something together that we wouldn’t normally do.
In the old bus, from Central Station to Leichhardt
I remember these posters!
Ryde local bus
Never too old to play!
Week 49 ~ W is for Wendy Whiteley’s Garden
Posted: December 6, 2015 in Sydney HarbourTags: garden, Sydney, sydney harbor, Sydney Harbour, Sydney weekends, Things to do in Sydney, this weekend in Sydney, what to do in Sydney
After the death of her husband (artist Brett Whitely) Wendy Whiteley started to clean up and landscape a large patch of derelict land adjacent to her home in Lavender Bay, owned by the NSW Rail Corporation. It was choked by weeds, overgrown and strewn with old train carriages, abandoned refrigerators, rotting mattresses and broken bottles, and some homeless people sometimes slept there.
The Rail Corporation had no interest in doing anything with it, and they raised no objections to her beautifying the area.
Over 15 years, it has become a coveted spot for those who have heard about or chanced upon it, with random benches in quiet spots, secluded paths, and a spectacular view to the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
It’s affectionately known by locals as “Wendy’s Secret Garden”, although the public have always had free access.
In October 2015, the New South Wales Government, which owns the land, agreed to give the North Sydney Council a 30-year renewable lease on it. [so says wikipedia]
So on a beautiful Sydney early summer Saturday evening we headed over to the garden with champagne and nibbles to see it for ourselves. We weren’t disappointed.
The first person we came across, working just below her house, was Wendy Whiteley herself.
Sydney Royalty
This was definitely one of the best things we have done this year.
We’ll be back with interstate and overseas visitors for sure 🙂
The gardens have hidden spots with tables and chairs, views, steps and stairs that just draw you to climbing and exploring.
Lovely statues are dotted around the place. Winner winner.
Beautiful Moreton Bay or Port Jackson Fig, with Whiteley’s house behind
Whiteley’s house
Week 48 ~ V is for Vintage
Posted: November 30, 2015 in Inner West, MarketsTags: antique, breakfast, cafe, Sydney, Sydney weekends, Things to do in Sydney, vintage, what to do in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
There’s a fine line between vintage and crap – it would seem there are plenty of people who don’t know the difference.
There’s also a MASSIVE difference between vintage/second hand/old//crap/broken and what constitutes a bargain!
$hit! I’m never throwing anything out again EVER!
We enjoyed a delicious start to the day at The Substation Cafe , an old electrical substation transformed into a cafe with a snug interior and a cute courtyard. Mediterranean influenced food, great coffee, friendly staff, good service.
We’ll be back 🙂
We went for a walk to the Mitchell Road Antique and Design Centre. It’s a warehouse packed with vintage and retro stuff – not really antiques. It appears to be divided into sections – I imagine that each section is sub-let to a different stall-holder.
This was followed by a short stroll to Lunatiques. Love the name 🙂
Ditto.
I was like a trip back to our grandparents’. We found ourselves at every turn saying either
Oh, look at that, I used to have these (ie remember those roller skates that laced up and the length was adjustable via a wingnut under the sole?)
or
Remember Gran used to have these? (cue the laminated kitchen table) or
Remember throwing that away/giving that to Vinnies?What a trip down memory lane!
Holy Crap! This little anvil, about the size of a rolled up sleeping bag – $1200! What would the one i have in the back yard be worth? No wonder the boys argue about who gets it when i die!!
Desk made from an aeroplane wing, anyone?
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