Very keen to get to Oslo, either in the dead of winter to experience that endless dark and cold, or the height of summer to experience the opposite.
In the meantime, a stroll down Oslo St in Marsfield will have to do!
Posts Tagged ‘what to do in Sydney’
Oslo
Posted: February 19, 2023 in Europe in AustraliaTags: Local, Sydney, Sydney weekends, Things to do in Sydney, this weekend in Sydney, walk, what to do in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
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Messina
Posted: February 19, 2023 in Europe in AustraliaTags: Local, Sydney, Sydney weekends, Things to do in Sydney, this weekend in Sydney, walk, what to do in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
We went to Italy for a month a few years ago, and loved it.
This year we’re off to Sicily, and look forward to visiting Messina.
In the meantime, a gelato will have to do!
Thunderbolt Distillery
Posted: November 19, 2022 in Bars, buy localTags: Local, Sydney, Sydney weekends, what to do in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
Who knew there was a little gin palace in Gladesville, in an industrial estate behind Bunnings?
Not us!
Batch Brewing
Posted: May 22, 2022 in Inner West, SydneyTags: Sydney, Sydney weekends, this weekend in Sydney, Weekends in Sydney, what to do in Sydney
Another microbrewer in Marrickville this weekend.
Batch has a couple of outlets, this one in Marrickville was their first brewery.
A constantly changing range of beers to enjoy.
No kitchen, but a pizza truck out the front on the day we visited.
Dog friendly 🙂
Crete
Posted: February 14, 2021 in Europe in Australia, WalkingTags: Europe in Australia, Sydney, walk, what to do in Sydney
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.
Lane Cove West
Posted: October 18, 2020 in Cafe, dogs, Sydney Harbour, Sydney StreetsTags: Sydney, sydney dogs, sydney harbor, Sydney Harbour, Sydney weekends, what to do in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
Great off leash fenced dog areas, a dip in the Lane Cove River, a walk along the foreshore, a lovely walk through the industrial and residential streets.
Cafe 7-5 7 days a week! 
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
Irish Walk (Sydney)
Posted: September 16, 2019 in history, Sydney StreetsTags: irish, Local, sydney colony, Things to do in Sydney, this weekend in Sydney, what to do in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
So, this weekend, we followed a City of Sydney Irish walk which took as through some of the significant places where events concerning Irish immigrants in the young colony of Sydney occurred.
We learnt that
- about 20,000 people were in Hyde Park on St Patrick’s Day in 1878 when there was an anti-Catholic riot.
- that monument on the road at the top of the hill near St Mary’s Cathedral on the road to the Art Gallery was just a drinking fountain.
- There’s a significant Irish Famine memorial at Hyde Park Barracks. Really cleverly done, it shows a dining table divided by a wall.
- During the six years of great Irish Famine, when their potato crop was ruined by potato blight, about one million died and another one million left Ireland. The memorial remembers the 4114 orphan girls who were shipped to the Australian colonies. Some married, others were employed for different domestic work.
- The original Martin Place only ran between George and Pitt Streets.
Drinking Fountain
Irish Famine Memorial at Hyde Park Barracks
Irish Famine Memorial at Hyde Park Barracks
State Library
The windows are inspired by the Book of Kells
St Mary’s Cathedral
St Mary’s Cathedral
Callan Park
Posted: July 21, 2019 in history, Inner WestTags: dog parks, Things to do in Sydney, this weekend in Sydney, walking inner Sydney, what to do in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
We went for a walk with the pup around Callan Park, 60ha site in Lilyfield near the Iron Cove Bridge.
It became famous as a psychiatric hospital (Callan Park Hospital for the Insane) which was in use until 1994.
Thne buildings are now occupied by the Sydney College of the Arts.
The Bay Run runs through the park along the foreshore of Iron Cove.
Lots of off leash dog area to roam. Some beautiful old buildings in what was a very sad place for so many people. You’d like to think we are a bit better these days at caring for those struggling with mental health.
So, this weekend, we... 