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Greenwich

Posted: June 12, 2016 in Sydney Harbour
Tags: ferry, Sydney, sydney harbor, Sydney weekends, this weekend in Sydney, walk, walking inner Sydney, Weekends in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend

A cool winter’s morning walk around Greenwich Point this weekend.

Not shown on any maps are the walkways and paths and steps that make this a loop walk rather than a series of dead-end streets.

Looking across the The Deckhouse and Woolwich Dock.

Lovely little park above Greenwich Baths

From The Coal Loader at Waverton on the left, Louisa Rd and Birchgrove in the middle to Coakatoo Island on the right

Greenwich Sailing Club, just east of Greenwich Baths

City across to Anzac Bridge

Iron Cove Bridge and Birkenhead Point in the background

From the walkway at the end of Gother Ave

From the walkway at the end of Gother Ave

A reminder that Sydney is still, in some places, a working port. Oil/Petrol tanks at Greenwich.

Woolwich Point

Posted: May 22, 2016 in Sydney Harbour
Tags: cafe, ferry, inner west, sydney harbor, this weekend in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend

A beautiful Sydney late autumn Sunday; t-shirts and shorts, 25C and winter is a week away.

There’s some stunning homes in this part of Sydney.

The city from Hunters Hill wharf

Substantial engineering to maximise the expensive real estate!

Hunters Hill wharf

Cafe near Woolwich Pier Hotel

Love this gate!

Here come The Habibs house

Hunters Hill

Posted: May 16, 2016 in Sydney Harbour
Tags: Sydney weekends, this weekend in Sydney, walking inner Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend

Beautiful Sydney weather (25 or more in Sydney only 2 weeks out from the start of Winter. Winter seems a long way off) so we headed out late Sunday afternoon for a wander around Hunters Hill.

Our daughters went to school nearby, but once again we were surprised to find ourselves traipsing along parts of the Parramatta River we have never seen before.

Some spectacular houses along here, with a real mix of old, 60s and 70s and modern. People own the waterfront, so it’s hard to walk along the water’s edge 😦

Beautiful homes on the waterfront – these at Alexandra St Wharf (which we didn’t even know existed!)

There’s a good number of historic houses in the area – many would have been very simple worker’s cottages back in the day.

At the foot of Mount St, just near Hunters Hill High School.
There used to be fairgrounds here, and a dance hall, with picnickers arriving by ferry.

Blackwattle Bay

Posted: May 8, 2016 in Inner West
Tags: Sydney, sydney harbor, Sydney Harbour, Sydney weekends, Things to do in Sydney, this weekend in Sydney, what to do in Sydney

A great walk past the fish markets.

Federal Park, Rozelle Bay

Rozelle Park

Sydney Fish Markets

Under the Anzac Bridge

Anzac Bridge

Birchgrove to East Balmain

Posted: April 30, 2016 in Inner West, Sydney Harbour, Walking
Tags: 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.

Longueville / Northwood

Posted: March 13, 2016 in Sydney Harbour
Tags: sydney harbor, Sydney Harbour, Sydney weekends, this weekend in Sydney, walk, walking inner Sydney, Weekends in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend

Parts of Longueville are beautiful!

We had a great walk around the streets as close to the waterfront as we possibly could – sadly, the absolute waterfront is owned by the private residences leading down to that water. Beautiful houses on big blocks of land, some nice local parks and walkways too.

Given the the tide was well out, we did try to walk around some of the foreshore, however the mangrove mud was VERY soft!

Northwood appears to be a locality inside Longueville – I only mention it in the title as this is the ferry wharf you would go to to explore this neck of the woods.

Looking forward to exploring a bit more of this area in the weeks ahead.

This week’s progress

Dubois St Longuville. Beautiful homes fronting the river

The sand was a little soft! And got a LOT softer!

Arabella St Longuville. Views to the city 🙂

Northwood Road

Looking across the bay to Woolwich (Marist Sisters College)

Lovely park near Kelly’s Esplanade, near Northwood Ferry wharf

Spectacular views to the city from Arabella St (and very cool front and garage doors!)

Spectacular views to the city from Arabella St

Waverton to Milsons Point

Posted: February 29, 2016 in Sydney Harbour
Tags: Sydney, sydney harbor, this weekend in Sydney, Weekends in Sydney, what to do in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend

On a beautiful, last day of summer day in Sydney, we parked the car at Waverton Station and walked south, down the hill past a small cafe towards the water.

There’s a road that makes its way around Balls Head, but the bush track below the road takes you past a remnant of (recent) old Sydney, the Coal Loader. It’s a beautiful,easy path with beautiful views of the city. Quite the spot for the New Year’s Eve fireworks.

Some beautiful waterfront along Waverton Peninsular Reserve and Waverton Oval to Sawmillers Reserve (which sadly doesn’t go right through to Blues Point.

Wander along the path near Wendy’s Secret Garden to Luna Park and the Harbour Bridge.

A fabulous walk of about 6 or 7 kilometres. Catch the train back to Waverton Station from Milsons Point Station – just 2 stops.

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Beautiful Harbour views along the path at Balls Head Reserve

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Berry’s Bay

Beautiful Harbour views along the path at Balls Head Reserve

Beautiful Harbour views along the path at Balls Head Reserve

Remnants of the old BP storage facility. Lots of round tank holes hewn into the rock.

Sawmillers Reserve

The Goods Line

Posted: February 29, 2016 in Inner West, Sydney Harbour
Tags: 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”)

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Week 49 ~ W is for Wendy Whiteley’s Garden

Posted: December 6, 2015 in Sydney Harbour
Tags: 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 46 ~ T is for a Train ride

Posted: November 15, 2015 in Transport
Tags: Sydney weekends, this weekend in Sydney, Weekends in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend

Gotta love Sydney’s Opal cards – $2.50 travel all day on a Sunday.

We headed to Hawkesbury River – the train station near Brooklyn just where the road to Gosford crosses the Hawkesbury River.

We had breakfast at the Tuckshop cafe and then went for a walk around Brooklyn.

We had no idea there was so much history there…

Governor Philip was exploring the area within months of arriving in Sydney in 1788
The rail bridge was the final piece in the Trans Continental Railway. Originally built in 1889, it linked Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and was a major engineering feat at the time.
There was an anti aircraft station set up there to protect the rail bridge from any Japanese activity in WWII

It’s also where RW Corkery, the company our daughter Lauren works for in Orange, has an office, so good to see where she works from time to time and put a face to the name.