I am as much against the wanton destruction of public and private property by graffiti as I am sure you are. Local governments and councils worldwide deal with it every day and we all pay through higher council rates, public transport fares and other taxes to have this vandalism removed. Continue reading “Paint The Town Any Colour You Like!”
Fowler’s “Lion” Factory is one of the few remaining significant industrial buildings in Adelaide. Well, two thirds of it is. The former left wing, as you look at it in my second picture, was lost in 1966 when Morphett Street was widened. You will correctly surmise that the yellow blotches are recent additions giving a hint to the building’s current use as an art centre and original live music venue (Fowler’s Live – previously the Lion Arts Centre), somewhat removed from its original use.
The scenically stunning Blue Mountains are absolutely worth a visit should you come Sydney and I recommend, in your planning, that you allow more than a day, especially if you enjoy hiking or want to visit, and get to appreciate, the many small townships in the mountains. Continue reading “Blue Mountains – Don’t Rush It – Concentrate On The Essentials”
Today dwarfed by high-rise buildings on the shore and massive cruise ships on the Harbour, Fort Denison was a barren rocky out-crop when the First Fleet arrived into Sydney Cove in 1788. Called Mat-te-wan-ye by local Aboriginals, Governor Phillip renamed it Rock Island. The island was soon informally christened Pinchgut, in memory of the convicts who were, in the early days of the colony, put there on starvation diets as a form of punishment for their misdemeanours. Continue reading “Fort Denison – Guarding Sydney – Perhaps Not”
On weekdays there is only one option to purchase food on Cockatoo Island (Dec 2016) and that is the oddly named Societe Overboard just by wharf where you will have disembarked the ferry. At weekends the Marina Café (on the other side of the small island) opens. As I was, on this occasion, visiting during the week I didn’t have an opportunity to try out the Marina Café. If it is on a par with the Societe Overboard I am glad I didn’t. Continue reading “Societe Overboard: “Overpriced And Pedestrian””
The Rambling Wombat 