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(141) Afternoon or High Tea at The Victoria Room - Darlinghurst
The British
(or was it really the Chinese?) gave us the enduring, and growing
in popularity, "High Tea". You can posh it up in most
major cities around the world and Sydney is no exception.
Nobody does
"High Tea" better than the Victoria Room restaurant and
bar in Sydney's Darlinghurst. The dinning room is richly decorated
in British-Raj style, this is exotic dining and comes complete with
an award-winning cocktail bar. Relax and enjoy the decorative screens,
paintings, lush palms and rich wallpapers.The Victoria Room does
more than High Tea including periodic complimentary musical treats
on the posh scale.
So what
is High Tea? Well it comprises of a traditional selection of sandwiches,
cakes and the finest tea and champagne. High Tea is available Saturdays
12pm - 5pm & Sundays 1pm - 5pm. High life and tiffin, apparently,
bring a friend, this is a good catch up / Mum and Dad / low key
date activity.
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Macquarie Street
If you enjoyed Hyde Park
Barracks you might enjoy a walk up towards Sydney Harbour along
Macquarie Street. More 'old' buildings including Sydney Hospital
and New South Wales Parliament House (that's State not Federal)
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113
(99) Steam Trains (Southern Highlands)
If you’d like
a steamy trip out of Sydney to the Southern Highlands and other
'places of interest' this could be for you. The steam trains departs
Central Railway Station, check the web site for when:
Link
To Steam Trains
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114
Sydney Observatory
We are stardust and we
are golden. For more than just Astronomy check out their web site
below. The Observatory is close to Rocks, Sydney Harbour Bridge
and Sydney Theatre Company.
Sydney
Observatory includes the 3D Space Theatre
A 3-D space theatre shows
both short films and interactive content dealing with astronomy
and space exploration themes. The Observatory has developed its
own unique 3-D presentations on the transit of Venus, Mars Exploration
Rovers and Cassini at Saturn.
Sydney
Observatory Web site
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115
Sydney Theatre Company
Love the theatre darling!
This is one way to see it without actually having to sit through
a performance. The Sydney Theatre Company <STC> lives on a
converted wharf close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and not far from
Observatory Hill. Apart from the view across Sydney Harbour there
are arty things to look at and a café restaurant at the end
of pier four in Walsh Bay. If you would like to dine at the Wharf
Restaurant I'd suggest you book (02) 9250 1761
Rumoured they run an
organised tour on Thursdays at 10am. Ring to confirm.
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Chinamans Beach
Chinamans Beach is a
nice family friendly spot with a large grassy area that leads down
to a small sheltered beach. At low tide it is possible to walk to
Balmoral
Beach.
Sydney
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117 Circular
Quay

Situated at the small
inlet called the Sydney Cove with the Sydney Opera House at one
end and the Sydney Harbour Bridge at the other. Circular Quay is
the first place many visitors get to see the two great Sydney icons
close up.
The First Fleet and
Circular Quay
Providing secure mooring
to many a vessel since the First Fleet Circular Quay has now become
the Central Station of Sydney Harbour. A mixture of tourists, commuters,
street performers (some of them are more than worthy of your loose
change but don’t feel you have to) water side cafes and restaurants,
and possibly a luxury liner. Circular Quay is an excellent spot
to catch a ferry or get off one.
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North Sydney Oval
Some nice but restricted
views across Sydney Harbour from North Sydney Oval’s south
eastern corner close to the footbridge. Cricket and Rugby are played
at the North Sydney Oval itself. There is also the Star Light Cinema
which operates out of North Sydney Stadium from January to March.
If you can make the periodic market in Miller Street close to the
North Sydney CBD grab some food and walk it off in the Oval and/or
keep going to the Oaks (large beer garden – big oak tree)
in Neutral Bay where you’ll allowed to reward yourself with
a beer, a glass of wine or something stronger.
Star Light Cinema at North
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Kirribilli House, Kirribilli
Kirribilli House is currently
vacant which is a rare event. Unfortunately nobody appears to have
the gumption to open the doors to the public. They should at least
make it a Polling Station. Anyway, open days are limited to once
or twice a year which is pretty poor going really.
Kirribilli has some nice
views but it can be difficult to walk very far without hitting the
back streets. There is Lady Gowie Lookout for looking out towards
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Casino – Star City, Darling Harbour
Apart from more pokies
you could poke a pokie at, cards, roulette and the rest Star City
Casino has some nice comfy chairs for watching sport, numerous bars,
night clubs and shows.
Star
City Casino near Darling Harbour |
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