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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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Parramatta ~ Harris Park Heritage Walk

Posted: January 24, 2016 in Sydney Harbour
Tags: 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 West
Tags: 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.