Posted March 14, 201015 yr I have a ton of photos for this thread and will continue to post... To avoid confusion, "Darling" Harbour is named not because it is cute or charming......Rather, its name is taken from a person's name. As borrowed from their website... www.darlingharbour.com ............. "The Name, Until the arrival of Europeans, the Cadigal people, the original inhabitants of the area around Sydney Cove, called Darling Harbour Tumbalong (place where seafood is found).When Sydney was founded in 1788, the bay was called Long Cove because of its unusual length. The large shell middens left by generations of Cadigal people in the area soon saw the name Cockle Bay come into everyday use. In 1826 the bay was again renamed-this time becoming Darling Harbour in honour of Governor Ralph Darling-Sydney's Governor at the time." Oh, and surprisingly, I came out clean in that first photo of the Rainbow Lorikeets! Notice the one on the hat hanging down looking right in my face checking things out.
June 3, 201015 yr Very nice... and green. I want to visit Sydney and some of the more rural communities someday...
June 3, 201015 yr I will dig up some of the botanical gardens, and some everyday neighborhood scenes as well as some historic places. Sydney is actually loaded with some fantastic architecture hidden beneath the large structures. How these photos are saved on my comp. makes it a task getting them on here, but stay tuned... I don't have a great camera. I just wanted to take some snap shots of various scenes. The signs of the businesses were for the purpose of showcasing how local and independent everything still is even in a big city like this. You hardly see the chains. The Ernst And Young photo was for the purpose of comparing it with the building that would be built in Flats East. There are, to me, some subtle similarities.
June 5, 201015 yr Here are a few more for today of a neighborhood near the CBD. Eventhough the streets look rather quiet of pedestrians, most of the time it is full. I just happened to be out at what would be a more down time... Such as right after lunch or after rush hours. I tried to get a couple close-ups of the houses to show the materials. These were build in the late 1800's through the 1920's. I was in several and the materials are solid double brick walls. I was really impressed with the quality of the homes and all the workings in them. Built to last several lifetimes. More to come....
June 8, 201015 yr Sorry I had to post all these separate.... If you scroll to the top, you will see them all... I have more I am going to post but I have to dig them out of the pile I left since I returned. Here is another in the meanwhile.... I didn't find one Black and Mild tip on this shoreline! Sorry about this size.. That will be the only one like that.
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