Having completed the lovely Bradleys Head to Chowder Bay walk at Clifton Gardens and its pleasant little beach in Chowder Bay, about 45 minutes before the hourly bus was due leave for our return trip to the city centre, a coffee and mid morning snack were required. Continue reading “Bacino Kiosk – Chowder Bay: Coffee With A View”
Today Taylors Bay, located between Bradleys Head and Chowder Head, in Sydney Harbour is a very peaceful spot with a beautiful little secluded beach and anchored boats bobbing on the water. In 1942 it is what was bobbing under the water that brought Taylors Bay into the limelight. Continue reading “Taylors Bay and The Midget Submarines”
Bradleys Point is the largest intact area of remnant vegetation remaining in the Inner Sydney Harbour area. This is, in no small measure, due to the fact that the point has, since European settlement, until it became a park been in the hands of the military (navy), thus precluding commercial development. At the very end of the 19th century attempts to develop part of the headland as a mining camp came to nought when a public outcry lead to the cancellation of a mining lease which would have permitted the extraction of a coal seam under the harbour in this area. Continue reading “Bradleys Head and its Naval Connections”
I cannot imagine anyone coming to Sydney and not taking a walk along Circular Quay to see the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. Few would visit and not get out onto the harbour, either by way of a tour or on one of the regular ferries that scurry hither and thither. Something few people do is go for a walk at other points along the harbour and admire it, and the city, from different angles. This is a great shame – so make sure you do not miss out. There are many options available and this walk from Taronga Zoo around Bradleys Head to Chowder Bay (in Sydney Harbour National Park) is but one. Continue reading “Bradleys Head to Chowder Bay Walk”
Set up in the grounds of Rozelle Public School, itself a nice sandstone building opened in 1877, Rozelle Markets is a community flea market offering a wide variety of bric-a-brac and small antiques. Additionally there is a small amount of new produce and, thankfully, a distinct absence of trashy cheap imports. All up there would be up to 100 stalls on a typical market day – a giant garage sale, if you will. Continue reading “Bric A Brac With Atmosphere”
Egg of the Universe bills itself as ‘Sydney’s only integrated Yoga Studio and Wholefoods café’ and its website focuses on the yoga aspect of the business.
As I didn’t come here to exercise a muscle, other than those in my mouth, I won’t comment on the yoga aspect of the business, except to say I did see various people entering and leaving with mats, presumably to part-take of, or having part-taken of, the yoga. Continue reading “Egg of the Universe: A Good Healthy Option”
Often when we travel within Australia we take our small dog with us. This necessitates advance planning in terms of accommodation and severely restricts where we can stay.
The upside, when it comes to Sydney, is that rather than staying in small hotel rooms in the inner city we generally end up in much more spacious apartment style digs, invariably self catering and with a small courtyard. This comes at around the same price as, or less than, a basic viewless inner city hotel room, especially when you add the outrageous cost city centre hotels charge for car parking. Continue reading “Darling Street Apartments: Quiet and Secluded”
This beautiful sandstone building, now the Sydney College of the Arts, started out life as the Callan Park Hospital for the Insane, which when it opened in 1883 was the first purpose-built ‘moral therapy’ facility in Australia. Continue reading “Former Callan Park Hospital For The Insane”
This war memorial, in the grounds of the former Callan Park Hospital for the Insane (later the Rozelle Hospital and now the Sydney College of the Arts and part of the University of Sydney) stands out from all other Australian War Memorials that I have seen. Continue reading “Callan Park (Rozelle Hospital) War Memorial”
Tilley’s Devine Café Gallery, is something of an institution in Canberra, now in operation for over 30years.
How does one describe this place? Permit me to quote from Sally Pryor ‘s article in the Canberra Times, 16 January 2003: Continue reading “Tilley’s Devine Cafe Gallery: “Tilley’s – For Something Devine!””
The Rambling Wombat 