Down Under Part 2.....Sydney Walk Tour 2

This post is on Walk Tour 2 covering Circular Quay, The Rocks, The Sydney Harbour Bridge (Please refer the map on previous post).

Old versus new, a complementary combination

Circular Quay is the hub of Sydney Harbour, situated at a small inlet called Sydney Cove. It is a stepping-off point for most attractions based around the harbour and an exciting place to be on a warm summer's day. The quay is a vibrant, bustling place with ferries.

The vibrant and bustle of the Circular Quay

The Circular Quay towards The Rocks

The Rocks area covers the localities of Dawes Point and Millers Point, to the west and adjacent to Circular Quay on Sydney Cove. The Sydney Cove is the site of Australia's first European settlement in 1788.

The Museum of Contemporary Art at Circular Quay

Cadman's Cottage is the oldest surviving residential building in Sydney. The cottage was built in 1816 for the use of the governmental coxswains and their crews. The cottage is named after John Cadman, who was born in 1772 and was transported to Australia in 1797 at the age of 25 for the crime of stealing a horse. He was pardoned by the Governor Macquarie in 1821. He is lived in the cottage as the Superintendent of Boats.

The Cadman's Cottage

The Rocks is the historical precinct of central Sydney. It is very different in character and atmosphere from the neighbouring commercial and retail centre. It is an urban locality, tourist precinct and historic area of the city centre. By day, it refers to sandstone buildings, laneways and Australiana, and by night, a busy pub scene.

Australian Steam Navigation (A.S.N.) Warehouses at Hickson road is a five storey warehouse building, designed by William Wardell and erected in 1883. Is one of the beauty examples of the Pre-Federation Anglo Dutch style with Flemish style gables and campanile.

Night stroll of The Rocks......A.S.N. Warehouse at background

A.S.N. Warehouse at night time

Campbell’s Cove is named after Robert Campbell, a Scottish merchant who arrived in Sydney in the late 1790s and has a highly successful business operated out of storehouses and a jetty on shores.

Campbell's Cove

Australian Steam Navigation Warehouses at Hickson road is a five storey warehouse building, designed by William Wardell and erected in 1883. Is one of the beauty examples of the Pre-Federation Anglo Dutch style with Flemish style gables and campanile.

The Cumberland Place, steps to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. At the top is the Susannah Place Museum

Susannah Place (Susannah Museum) is a terrace of four houses built by Irish immigrants in 1844. For nearly 150 years these small houses with tiny backyards, basement kitchens and outside wash houses were home to more than 100 families. This living museum is located beside the Heritage Australian Hotel.

A row of houses beside Susannah Place Museum

The Heritage Australian Hotel

Sydney Observatory is located on the Observatory Hill near The Rocks area. The site evolved from a fort built on 'Windmill Hill' in the early 19th century to an astronomical observatory during the 19th century. The view of Sydney Harbour Bridge from the hill top is breath taking.

The Sydney Observatory at Observatory Hill

A view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge from the Observatory Hill

The Dawes Point looking over the Walsh Bay, a view from Observatory Hill

The Millers Point, a view from Observatory Hill

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney CBD and the North Shore. Under the directions of Queenslander, the bridge was designed and built by British firm Dorman Long and Co Ltd of Middlesbrough and opened in 1932. It is also the sixth longest spanning-arch bridge in the world, and it is the tallest steel arch bridge. The arch is composed of two 28-panel arch trusses and at each end of the arch stands a pair of high concrete pylons, faced with granite. The pylons were designed by the Scottish architect Thomas S.Tait.