Exploring Sydney - Circular Quay to Woolloomooloo

Walking from Circular Quay to Wooloomooloo is not only good exercise, but great inspiration as well. Magnificent fig trees edge the pathway around Farm Cove on the edges of The Royal Botanic Gardens.

Spiders make fabulous webs in amongst the trees if we care to look.

On the eastern side of Farm Cove is Mrs Macquaries Point and Mrs Macquaries Chair, where if we take the time to stop & look west, we will see postcard views like these.

The city.

The Sydney Opera House sitting on the end of Bennalong Point, backdropped by The Sydney Harbour Bridge. Who would think that there is a bustling Circular Quay between the two, full of ferries, busckers, locals & tourists from around the world.

Exploring Sydney - Parramatta River

Although I have lived in Sydney for quite some years now, there is still a lot of this city & surrounds that I have not seen. So last weekend we took the rivercat from Parramatta to Circular Quay. The mangroves & the birds line the upper reaches, in between the industries at Rose Hill & Silverwater,

then give way to housing with million dollar views from Rhodes all the way down to the city & beyond.

The views of the city are vastly different looking from west to east, and at some point the name changes from Parramatta River to Sydney Harbour.

About an hour later the rivercat docked at Circular Quay, where with local ferries, train station, & overseas terminal we can go any where. But who would want to when the harbour looks like this?

Australia Day in Review

Yesterday ( January 26th) was Australia Day. It is the day our country celebrates the landing of Captain Arthur Phillip & the First Fleet at Sydney Cove, in 1788. It also marks the beginning of European settlement in this great country of ours. Much fun & entertainment was to be had all around the country for anyone who wanted to take part. So today I thought I would show you all Sydney's front yard, our beautiful Sydney Harbour, as we all celebrated Australia Day.

First up there were the ferries at Circular Quay, dressed up for the Great Ferry Race.

Then there was the famous "Coathanger", (the Sydney Harbour Bridge),

and of course the Opera House.

There are also magnificent fig trees that shade the lawns of Kirribilli House, the official Sydney residence of our Prime Minister. the cliff faces of North Head,


secluded beaches,

light houses that guide the way for all the watercraft,

the cliff faces along the northern shores,

the wharves that line Walsh Bay,



and the city skyline from the entrance to Darling Harbour.

It may have been a grey, cloudy day, but the harbour is still beautiful in any light. There are lots of walks around the harbour foreshores, and I have plans of exploring them all over time. I had a great Australia Day, and I hope all my fellow Aussies did too.