Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Sydney
Day 3
On our final day in Sydney we took the River Cat to Paramatta. This was the first settlement but has lost most of it's old buildings and was pretty ugly. Unfortunately the old buildings they still have were closed on Monday (like the historic buildings in the city centre). It seems, like in Napier, it takes a period of over development, where heritage buildings are sacrificed for new ones, to kick start a preservation movement. Paramatta is now trying to look after and cherish it's history. Unfortunately it rained as well so we didn't have enough time to even see the outside of the older buildings.
Day 2
We meet up with Ted again and took the ferry over to Manly. This is a lovely area with beaches, shopping, cafes and restaurants. We had a lovely time at Shelley beach which is more like a cove, surrounded by trees. The water is calm and the beach is more family oriented with a bbq area. We swam and lazed in the sun. Perfect! For dinner we had delicious pizza sitting outside.
Day 1
After a very early start we arrived in Sydney around 8am. Later in the day we meet up with Ted and had sushi for lunch sitting in Hyde Park. We then walked through town and enjoyed looking at the historic buildings on Macquarie St and bits of the Botanic Gardens on our way to Circular Quay. We looked around The Rocks markets and had the most delicious gelato. After that we explored further, looking at the old pubs along the way and ended at Millers Point Observatory which has a park with a great view of the harbour bridge. There was a constant stream of wedding parties along with their stretch limos and classic cars. Where we were sitting seemed to be a popular spot for wedding photos so we watched bride after bride posing in front of us. Some of the photographers were polite, others stood right behind us and shot right over our heads!
On our final day in Sydney we took the River Cat to Paramatta. This was the first settlement but has lost most of it's old buildings and was pretty ugly. Unfortunately the old buildings they still have were closed on Monday (like the historic buildings in the city centre). It seems, like in Napier, it takes a period of over development, where heritage buildings are sacrificed for new ones, to kick start a preservation movement. Paramatta is now trying to look after and cherish it's history. Unfortunately it rained as well so we didn't have enough time to even see the outside of the older buildings.
Day 2
We meet up with Ted again and took the ferry over to Manly. This is a lovely area with beaches, shopping, cafes and restaurants. We had a lovely time at Shelley beach which is more like a cove, surrounded by trees. The water is calm and the beach is more family oriented with a bbq area. We swam and lazed in the sun. Perfect! For dinner we had delicious pizza sitting outside.
Day 1
After a very early start we arrived in Sydney around 8am. Later in the day we meet up with Ted and had sushi for lunch sitting in Hyde Park. We then walked through town and enjoyed looking at the historic buildings on Macquarie St and bits of the Botanic Gardens on our way to Circular Quay. We looked around The Rocks markets and had the most delicious gelato. After that we explored further, looking at the old pubs along the way and ended at Millers Point Observatory which has a park with a great view of the harbour bridge. There was a constant stream of wedding parties along with their stretch limos and classic cars. Where we were sitting seemed to be a popular spot for wedding photos so we watched bride after bride posing in front of us. Some of the photographers were polite, others stood right behind us and shot right over our heads!
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