Shoave In the City: Sydney Edition

Dave and I have this great travel journal that gives you ideas on how to explore in a way that get you to really know the culture of where you are. I must admit we didn't use it as much as I hoped, but we got this great idea from it.

We took a map of Sydney and we wrote our name, Shoave, throughout the streets and then walked the route. It was so fun to discover a part of Sydney that we wouldn't have done as just a regular tourist. Here is our little journey letter by letter.

'S': 

Chambers St: New South Wales railroad mural

Randell St. Alley: Old ad on building

'H':

Elizabeth Street: Chantilly sign..made me think of Chantilly, VA!

Terry Street: Occupy Wall Street is WorldWide 

Cnr Foveaux St & Bellevue: Delicious Mexican Restaurant

'O':

Wrong Way: Riley Street & Lt. Collin St.: Oh the hippies!

Wrong Way: Riley St & Lt. Collin St: beautiful colors

Right Way: Riley Street: Blue Metal Wall

Friztlay Street: Blue House on the Cnr

Lt. Riley Street: Spanish Influence

Waterloo St: Shoave

'A':

Albion Street: Buddhist Temple

'V':

Crown Street: No shirt, No pants, No problem

Crown St: Holy Kitsch! LOVE this store!!

'E':

Riley Street: Purple and Red

Campbell Street: Red Door

Oxford Street: V for VICTORY!
End of our Shoave walk

I recommend doing this in your own city. 

You might even discover something new!

Oh! What a Darling Harbor...

After Dave and I spent hours at the Chinese Gardens we went wandering around the city a little bit. We walked a short distance to Darling Harbor, to see what it was all about. 

The area is one that is able to capture a medium level of the hustle and bustle with a large dose of relaxation. You can grab a seat near the harbor and gaze out into the water, eat or shop and one of the many many shops in the area. Since Dave and I try not to spend toooo much money we just walked along the harbor hand in hand watching the sky change colors while the sun disappeared. (Plus, this is the best way to take in ANY place!)

Don't you just feel like dancing with these birds?

The whole things is made of Legos! -Aquarium Entrance

After walking around Darling Harbor and seeing all that we could see, we decided to walk over to Hyde Park before it got to dark. Hyde Park is now one of my favorite parks EVER, it is like the Central Park of Sydney. Trees line the sidewalks and make canopy above you, they have a large chess set you can play with, fountains, did I mention the trees already..ooohhh my! While in Hyde Park we quick walked over to the beautiful St. Mary's Cathedral, which Dave told me was the oldest Catholic church in New South Wales.  When I first saw it all I couldn't take my eyes off it, I just started walking closer to it to get a closer look. 

We saw this little guy while taking pictures of the Cathedral! Check out the
neon head feathers!

Now that is was beginning to get dark we had to walk to our final landmark of the day, the Anzac Memorial. The Anzac Memorial is in honor of all Australians who have serve their country. Due to arriving late, we were not allowed to view the inside, but that means we get to come back to Hyde Park again! 

Dave and I will be heading back into Sydney next week

and I can't wait to see what we will 

discover next!

Sydney Chinese Friendship Garden

Dave and I spent hours at this great Chinese garden! It's a quiet sanctuary inside the hustle and bustle of the big city. It cost $6 for an adult, but it is well worth it! So next time you are in Sydney make sure you check it out, I promise you will leave feeling very relaxed.