Kapital Tour Day 8 A
gentle city stroll
Sunday was the day that was going to be an easy one
hopefully. I was planning to meet a friend in the city around lunch time where
we would walk through the Botanic gardens in the city. I started off with having
to sort out the washing as I really needed to do some and wasn’t going to wait
until later in the day when the mass hordes would have the same idea. I went to
get breakfast while the load was in the wash and was wondering what was with
the strange coffee from a chocolate shop called Guylian as it could have been
rocket fuel instead of coffee. The one at maccas was a little bit better. The
dryer took around 40 mins so I used that time to wander around The Rocks though
I ended up above Millers Point where the building was going on like for the
Casino. People do not seem to be too happy about all this and it is a bit of
roadworks going on in the area too. I was thinking of entering the Garrison
Church though there was a service going on and I had to get my clothes out of
the dryer.
By the time I got the clothes out I thought I would hang out
for a little while in the room to have a look at some stuff online before
making my move towards Hyde Park to wait for Sharon who was going to turn up
sooner than later. I decided to catch the train instead of walking that far and
even though I didn’t have far to go I thought I would save time. That is
especially after taking a wander through The Rocks towards Wynyard. The train didn’t take long at all and I jumped
out spending around 15 mins taking a wander around the block. I did end up in
Martin Place and never actually realised how close Channel 7 was to the Lindt
Cafe though it would only have been several metres away, but I avoided the
building as I had no interest in it. The coffee could be good though I rather a
pie, but I was waiting on someone. Once I found a seat in Hyde Park some guy
went off his tree at another person as he did not like them taking a picture of
the chess game, but other people directed him away from the photographer. I was
thinking this is why you do not do drugs, ever. He really wanted the guy to
delete the photo and another nut jeered him on by telling him to grab the camera.
Luckily by then Sharon was arriving though she got lost herself.
Our aim was to visit the Botanic garden though we did enter
the Garden Palace gates though we did find a cafe nearby that had food and
coffee. It was the sort of day that I needed as I had been full on since I left
home and getting up early for my trips around the country side. We didn’t walk
through the whole area though we did find little bits and pieces to keep us
occupied. We found the rose guarden thouh it was more Sharons thing as I cant
smell flowers. We ended up finding the other cafe and another little tribute towards
an old Sydney with what was called a culvert that was a drain that had been
built during the Macquarie era. These were hand made by the convicts and wasn’t
something we expected. The Macquarie Wall was something else of significance
through the park that was still standing. We had a nic wander along the harbour
foreshore on our way to have a look at Mrs Macquaries chair that isa featureof
the land scape where the lady would sit and watch the ships. By this tme it was
getting late and the plant shop was actually closed on Sunday. Sharonn wanted
to take off before it became dark as she had a long trip ahead of her and we
separated around Martin Place.
I was trying to find a bookshop though I was a little lost
in the dark, but I was actually heading in the right direction. It is the type
of bookshop you visit while in Sydney and once I had a look though I only had
an hour before it closed so I had to move on. I took the train from Town Hall
to Wynyard though I could have headed to Circular Quay instead. On the way I
dropped my bag off so that I could have dinner at the Hero of Waterloo one of
the pubs that claim they are the oldest though who knows for sure. I was happy
to have a meal there and a beer by James Squire called The Three Wives that
would have been interesting to drink with the meal. I ate at the bar though I
had to change places since where I was at became pretty crowded and people had
trouble getting around me. It was a nice walk back at night too and not many
people around though it just depends on what part of the city you are in. I did
find that when I was lost all I needed to do was to google the streets from the
corner I was on and it would show me where I was and then I had a fair idea.
Tomorrow is the last full day of the tour and I am going to
visit Parramatta, leaving on the ferry in the morning and returning by train
though the plan could change.
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