The Rambling Wombat

June 9, 2017June 10, 2017 TheRamblingWombat Bundoran

Rougey Cliff Walk

This is officially a circular walk starting from the tourist office. From there follow the path along the promenade by Waterworld towards the Great Northern Hotel, clearly recognisable on the hill ahead and around the bay. From there, the walk continues on around the headland with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and Bundoran’s Golf Course on the other side with truly breathtaking views no matter which way you look – views which photos cannot really do justice too. On reaching the far end of the walk at Tullan Strand Road one is supposed to turn right and follow this road to its intersection with the main R267 road, where taking a right turn will bring you back into the town centre. Continue reading “Rougey Cliff Walk” →

June 8, 2017June 9, 2017 TheRamblingWombat Bundoran

Republican Garden

While prominently located on the main street of Bundoran, with a beautiful view out across the Atlantic Ocean, you will not find reference to the Republican Garden (of Remembrance) in the town’s primary tourist brochure ‘Discover Bundoran’ or on the website of the same name. Clearly this is not something that will be to everyone’s taste and many will find it distasteful. Continue reading “Republican Garden” →

June 8, 2017June 8, 2017 TheRamblingWombat Bundoran

Ireland’s Capital of Fun

……or, a day at the beach.

Looking at pictures of an empty beach and dejected looking funfair rides, my Reader might be forgiven for wondering why I have chosen the title I have for this review. I would have expected a similar reaction had I entitled this review ‘Ireland’s Premiere Seaside Resort’. Both terms are taken from the town’s tourist literature. Continue reading “Ireland’s Capital of Fun” →

June 8, 2017June 8, 2017 TheRamblingWombat Bundoran

On The Wild Atlantic Way

Bundoran is, as the title of this entry would suggest, on the Atlantic coast. It is a small seaside resort in the south of Co.Donegal and a short distance from Enniskillen, across the border in Co. Fermanagh, where I was born. Continue reading “On The Wild Atlantic Way” →

June 8, 2017June 8, 2017 TheRamblingWombat Sydney

Tied to Tide – Pyrmont Point Park

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Of all the modern public art work that has appeared in Sydney over the past few years this one, ‘Tied to Tide’, and ‘In Between Two Worlds’ in Chinatown are my favourites. Continue reading “Tied to Tide – Pyrmont Point Park” →

June 8, 2017June 8, 2017 TheRamblingWombat Sydney

The Star – On a Mission to Thrill

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Looking at The Star’s website you would be forgiven for missing the fact that the raison d’être for this whole complex is that it hosts Sydney’s only casino. The focus of the website is on the complex as an entertainment hub with its theatre (Lyric), Events Centre, hotels (Darling and Astral), bars and nightclubs, day spas, shops and wide range of restaurants, from higher end food court style to some of the City’s most expensive. Continue reading “The Star – On a Mission to Thrill” →

June 7, 2017June 8, 2017 TheRamblingWombat Sydney

Terminus Hotel – Abandoned for Thirty Years

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The last beer was pulled and the Terminus Hotel closed for business in 1984. Very oddly, given the popularity of the area, it has remained boarded up and apparently abandoned ever since. Continue reading “Terminus Hotel – Abandoned for Thirty Years” →

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 TheRamblingWombat Sydney

Pyrmont War Memorial

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This ornate four sided trachyte stone World War One memorial commemorates the 750 men from the Pyrmont – Ultimo district who enlisted in the Australian Expeditionary Forces during the Great War. All are named on the base of the memorial. Of the 750 enlistees, 150 lost their lives during the war and many more were wounded. Continue reading “Pyrmont War Memorial” →

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 TheRamblingWombat Sydney

KU Maybanke Preschool

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In recent years there have been ongoing calls in Australia for state provided or heavily subsidised kindergarten and outside school hours childcare – a very literal example of the nanny state that Australia is fast becoming.

This call is nothing new and the groundswell for kindergartens began in Australia in the late 1800s when things were very different than they are today. Continue reading “KU Maybanke Preschool” →

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 TheRamblingWombat Sydney

Insect with Lead

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Coming across this along Harris Street in Pyrmont I couldn’t help wondering if someone had scampered from the nearby Powerhouse Museum with an exhibit, display case and all, and abandoned it here on the street corner. Continue reading “Insect with Lead” →