A City-cation, Part 2.

 Saturday saw us up early and having breakfast at the Grumpy Baker, in a little lane behind our hotel. The savoury pastries we had were delicious and the atmosphere was fun.

As we were at a Light Rail stop we hopped on and took the tram to Randwick, stayed on and came back to the City, getting of at Circular Quay. We saw parts of the city we hadn't seen before.

Back at Circular Quay, we caught the ferry to Barangaroo, with the idea to walk back to the Quay. I had though that  Barangaroo Reserve might be an interesting place to explore but is just a park with views to Goat Island and up the harbour. The walk was busy, with families, joggers, bike riders or just people strolling along, enjoying the warm sunny day. We did walk up into the park and looked at the view.

                                                 

                                                        Monuments for Fishes, Waterman's Cove.    

                                               

                                                                           Nawi Cove.

We strolled along, enjoying a beautiful winter's day in Sydney. Lunch was a a small cage on the wharf at Walsh Bay, then we explored some more. There were artworks dotted around the area and the one below caught my eye.

                                             

                                                    On a roundabout, Hickson Road. Cute.

We continued our walk around the foreshore, walking under the Harbour Bridge at Dawes Point and into Circular Quay. There we sat at enjoyed the view.

                                                        The Sydney Opera House.
Watching the ferries scuttle about, we decided to take the ferry to Parramatta and return, something we had talked about but not done. The journey takes 1 hour 20 mins, each way and it was great to see places we hadn't been to and to glide under bridges I had driven on. The ferry was crowded on the return trip, with people going into the City for dinner or a show. 

Walking back to the hotel we discussed where we would have dinner, opting for City Extra at Circular Quay.

Barangaroo is an Aboriginal name. It honours a powerful and influential Cammeraygul fisherwoman and leader of the Eora Nation, who lived in Sydney in the early days of the settlement.

By this stage of our city-cation we had walked about 15ks, used ferries, like trains and discovered hidden gems and there was still one day to go.