Sydney week 2

Another hot week, with one heavy shower on Tuesday.

Firstly, an omission from last week.  I saw the Sydney Theatre Company's production of Tom Stoppard's play Arcadia. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Monday : I looked at the War memorial in Hyde Park then walked down Oxford St to the Jewish Museum. I was interested in a time line they had around a room  with Jewish history on the top, history of the rest of the world on the bottom. The 2 are usually separate in my mind . The feeling of the Holocaust part of the museum   was not 'poor us' , rather 'let's not let other evil things happen'.  I continued down Oxford St to Paddington and was interested in the Paddington Reservoir, an interesting conversion of a derelict water storage facility to pleasant seating, pools of water,  tropical plants, shade.

Tuesday:  I caught the ferry to Cremore Point, walked around the water's edge to Mosman for morning tea, got rained on, around to Taronga Park for early lunch,  along to Bradley 's Head then onto Clifton Gardens for late lunch ( the rest of a large salad ) then along to Chowder Heads and across to Balmoral for coffee and bus back. About 12 km walk which I thoroughly enjoyed.

Wednesday: Not such a successful day. I thought I would like to look in some shops, went to David Jones and decided I didnot want to be there. Too much of everything - people, noise, things to buy, glitter. So I came home to my ordinary little flat in Glebe. In the evening I went back into town for a concert performed by the Australian Branden burg Orchestra  and featuring the amazing recorder player Maurice Street. It was great.

Thursday : I pottered round Chippendale. I wandered the streets - the usual terraces, mostly small, some done up, some arty little shops, some cafes, some doneup commercial places usually with plain exteriors, no windows, painted dark grey with either yellow or red highlights. I looked in the new Central Park shopping and residential place, a new building on Broadway with lots of greenery on the outside. I looked at the redone Old Clare Hotel and the nearby laneways.

Friday: I went to Pyrmont and continued walking around the Harbour from where I stopped the previous Saturday. Round to Darling Harbour, King St wharves, then the new Barangaroo,  a lovely space, then around to Circular Quay. I caught a ferry to Balmain and then a bus back to my doorstep (almost). In the evening I went to Naremburn for dinner at the home of my cousin and his wife. Very enjoyable.

Saturday : No sightseeing, just a walk along different Glebe streets to the fish
Markets for lunch and a walk around Black wattle Bay to a cafe for a t/a coffee which I had on a bench in the shade a bit further on and watched some dragon boaters training.