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Down Under Part 3.....Sydney Walk Tour 3

This post is on Walk Tour 3 of Sydney covering Darling Harbour, Paddy's Market and George Street (Please refer the map on previous post).

The lively harbourside precinct, Darling Harbour can be reach in just a 10-minute walk from Sydney city centre. One of Sydney's largest dining, shopping and entertainment precincts, and one of the city's most restful spots, the Chinese Gardens of Friendship and the Tumbalong Park. The King Street Wharf is a prime nightspot, packed with sleek dining establishments and funky nightclubs. Cockle Bay Wharf offers waterfront promenades with alfresco cafes and restaurants.

The National Maritime Museum of Sydney
The National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour is a repository of Australian maritime history comprising documents, relics and maritime craft from various periods.

King Street wharf of Darling Harbour

Pyrmont Bridge crossing the Cockle Bay

The happening Cockle Bay wharf
Cockle Bay and Pyrmont bridge
Walkway of Harbours Edge Event Centre


Sydney Visitor Centre near Tumbalong Park

Paddy's has held a central place in Sydney's history for over 150 years. Paddy's Markets, Sydney's biggest markets have a wide variety of stalls selling food, fashion, gifts and gadgets in a true market atmosphere. 
The market that I visited was located at Haymarket, you'll find everything from souvenirs to sporting goods, clothes to cosmetics, footwear to fruit and vegetables, hot food to heavy metal CD's, sheepskins to seafood, plants to pendants, crafts and much much more.


Paddy's markets
The interior of Paddy's Markets with reasonably prized souvenirs
The exterior of Market City or Paddy's Markets

Hustle and bustle of George Street

Shopping heaven at George Street

Sydney's Town Hall was designed with a Victorian influence. The building was built in stages from 1869 to 1889, sits on ground that once served as the city's burial ground. The work commenced on the ornate building after the graveyard, which contained some 2,000 bodies, which was closed because it was "too offensive" to the inhabitants of Sydney. 


Sydney Town Hall
The Queen Victoria Building, also known as the QVB. The building was designed by George McRae and completed in 1898, replacing the original Sydney markets on the site. Built as a monument to the long reigning monarch, construction took place in dire times, as Sydney was in a severe recession. The elaborate Romanesque architecture was specially planned for the grand building.
Queen Victoria Building with elaborate Romanesque architecture 


An English interior of Queen Victoria Building
Queen Victoria Statue located between the Sydney Town Hall and The Queen Victoria Building
Martin Place, George Street
The City Recital Hall
The Strand Arcade of the shopping heaven
Angle Place with hundreds of birdcages located near to the Martin Place
Angle Place features a canopy of empty birdcages hanging in the sky. The installation also known as the 'Forgotten Songs'. If you continue walking, at one end of George Street is the Market district and at the other end is the Circular Quay.


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