The next coming series of post will be on my recent trip to Down Under or Australia, specifically Sydney and Melbourne. I will first start my post with the City of Sydney. Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales. The first English settler arrived in 1788 with Captain Arthur Phillip
There is no better way to explore the sights of Sydney than on foot. On my trip, I have divided my walking tour to three major paths. Each path has been completed around 3 to 4 hours which covered distance between 2 and 4 km. The first path (Walk Tour 1) covered Museums to Hyde Park to Circular Quay, the second path (Walk Tour 2) covered The Rocks and The Sydney Harbour Bridge and the third path (Walk Tour 3) covered Darling Harbour to Paddy’s Market to Queen Victoria Building.
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| Sydney Walk Tour 1 is shown by the red route |
For this first post I will share the sights for Walk Tour 1. The tour was started at The Museum of Sydney (located at the junction of Bridge Street and Phillip Street). From here, I walked to Macquarie Street towards Hyde Park, the State Library of New South Wales, the old Sydney Hospital, the Parliament House, the Sydney Mint and the Hyde Park Barracks are located on the left side of the Macquarie Street.
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| The museum of Sydney at Bridge Street |
The State Library is the oldest library in Australia, began in operation in 1827 at Pitt Street and later moved to the current location with bigger building to contain the huge numbers of materials.
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| The State Library in Sydney |
The Old Sydney Hospital dated to 1788 and has been at its current location since 1811. The hospital is still servicing the public and act as a teaching hospital for the University of Sydney.
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| The Sydney Hospital |
The Parliament House is a complex of buildings housing the Parliament of NSW. The two-storey Georgian building is the oldest public building in the City of Sydney.
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| The Sydney Parliament House |
The Sydney Mint is the oldest public building in the Sydney Central Business District (CBD). It was built between 1811 and 1816 and was earlier known as Rum Hospital. Now, the building acts as the head office for Historic Houses Trust of NSW.
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| The Mint |
The Hyde Park Barrack Museum houses exhibit covering the barrack’s 190-year history and a great place to learn about colonial heritage. The building was built by early prisoners.
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| The Hyde Park Barracks |
Beside the barracks, is a city oasis, the Hyde Park. The park was declared a public space in 1810. This is a good place to relax for a while and have some sandwiches. At the far end of this park is the Anzac War Memorial, erected in 1934.
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| Archibald Fountain |
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| Archibald fountain and the Sydney Tower Eye |
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| St Mary Cathedral |
Near the ANZAC War Memorial is the oldest Australia’s Museum, the Australian Museum (on the corner of College and William Street) which was established in 1827, this is the next cultural injection point.
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| ANZAC War Memorial |
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| The Australian Museum |
Next to the museum is the St Mary’s Cathedral. It is one of the finest English-style gothic churches in the world. Its foundation stone was dated at 1868.
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| St Mary's Cathedral |
For the back of the cathedral, I continue the walk tour on Art Gallery Road towards the Royal Botanic Garden. The Art Gallery of New South Wales is located on the right side of the road. The art gallery houses a vast collection of Aboriginal, Australian, European, Asian and contemporary art.
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| The Art Gallery of New South Wales |
After the art gallery, is the tranquil Royal Botanic Garden, a spectacular place of natural beauty covers around 30 hectares of gardens in the heart of the City of Sydney. One of the first areas settled and farmed by the new colony in 1788. This is a good place to relax awhile.
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| The Royal Botanic Garden of Sydney |
The botanic garden has extensive signage for directions. Visit the small theme gardens within the garden such as the fern garden. Look for direction to the Sydney Opera House. Before reaching the Opera House, on the right side of the Bennelong Point will be the Mrs Macquarie’s Chair. This sandstone rock formation was carved into the shape of a bench for Governor Macquarie's wife, Elizabeth in 1810.
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| Mrs Macquaries's chair |
The walk tour will ended at the Sydney Opera House. It is rather hard to miss this iconic sail-shaped building at Bennelong Point beside the Circular Quay. The building was designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon. This world-class performing arts venue offers daily guide tours beneath its illustrious sails.
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| The Sydney Opera House at Circular Quay |
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| The Circular Quay with a view of Sydney Harbour Bridge |
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