Deep down inside we Sydneysiders are bloody proud as punch about our city… every time I meet Aussies overseas we love pumping up the tires of our home cities… and we Sydneysiders love Sydney… we reminisce and we miss home. One time I was in LAX airport flying in from NYC, was in QANTAS club sipping a latte looking out on the tarmac and Longreach pulls up right next to us… and then… someone starts humming “I Still Call Australia Home.” Then we all start singing and humming… and there’s tears, and smiles. HOME AWAITS.
Many Irish were part of the early settlers both convicts and free settlers. We’re very lucky for their contribution to our sense of humour, irony, satire and disrespect for pompous authority. Very glad you enjoyed your visit.
I don't know what to say! We have never received such a huge amount from someone on UA-cam before! We honestly really really appreciate that and super grateful, thanks so much! this will definitely help our travels while exploring your great country :)
@@GlenAndMado You two must be really nice people to give these two travellers money that I'm sure they can do with ,,very nice gesture , as an Aussie I say Thank you.
When you go to Manly come back on the ferry when the sun will set. You won't be disappointed looking towards the west beautiful sunset and the city and harbour bridge and Harbour in for the forefront. It'll be a memory that will last a lifetime.😎
Sydney’s CBD is fine & parts very interesting. Thankfully not all older buildings were flattened. Perth however.,, got walloped by the 1970’s Liberal Govt’s “State of Excitement “… where the beautiful St George’s Tce boulevard got turned into a high rise wind tunnel with acres of hard paved forecourts totally unfriendly for people to gather in.
My father was born in the Rocks in 1918. His grandfather had a business there and the family lived upstairs next to the Orient Hotel. The business was a ship providore and boarding house for trans shipping passengers from China or Hong Kong who were waiting for a ship to take them to New Zealand or islands in the Pacific. They also leased a building where the Overseas Terminal now stands for the boarding house. The patisserie that you went to in Argyle St is where my father worked up to the 1980s. Of course it wasn’t a patisserie then. It was called Federal Electrics and they did electrical work. They used to park their work vans in that laneway you picked up your coffee from, but in the mid 1970s they couldn’t park there any more as the paving was original convict laid stone and heritage listed. My father and his siblings and cousins played cricket in Kendall Lane and rode billy carts down Argyle Street as children.
Hi Margi, What a great history. I’ve always loved the rocks, but alas it has also lost a lot of its history even in my life time (now 70). Cheers, Neil.
Wow what an incredible story and were super grateful for you sharing it! thanks so much for the great little story of one of many people that lived here!
@ We did. We have our grandfather’s and father’s photo albums showing life around The Rocks and around the Sydney Harbour Bridge after it was built. We also found a lot of documents in my grandmother’s house that my uncle had put into a tin in the bottom of a cupboard about the business such as bank accounts, passenger lists showing who was going to stay at the boarding house and where they were going to when their next ship came into port, a newspaper article about my grandfather as he and his brothers took over the business when my great grandfather retired. The business started in 1911 and finished in the late 1950s. Dad would tell us lots of stories about life in the Rocks. The suburb of Malabar is named after the ship that sank off the coast at Malabar in the 1930s. Dad told us that some of the crew on board were Chinese so his father took them back to the boarding house to stay until arrangements could be made to send them home. The business also took travellers returning to China from the islands or New Zealand. They would sail to Sydney and wait for the next ship back to China or Hing Kong.
Im Sydney born Sydney raised but have ended up down in Victoria. Gosh I miss it. Sadly can't afford to move back, very expensive to buy now. Have a wonderful trip guys. You come from a beautiful country yourselves.
Oh, every country has something special, memorable, unique. Some jingoistic Aussies seem not to understand that simple but happy truth about the world.
@@wertherquartett I fail to see how appreciating what/where you live is fanatically patriotic or chauvinistic, especially in a way that's belligerent or aggressive.
@@wertherquartettI love travelling to other countries. But the reality is except for maybe Scandinavian or UAE cities Australian cities ARE immaculate. Other western cities, especially American ones can’t hold a candle. They can swim in their garbage and homelessness
I’ve lived in Sydney my whole life. You can’t beat it. It’s stunning . Everyone bags Sydney because it’s so busy but when you get past that it’s great.
New subscriber here, thank you for enjoying our city, impressed how you described the indigenous history behind Barrangaroo. Sydney really is a beautiful city. Enjoy your stay guys 😊
You will LOVE Tasmania, if you like history and historical buildings. It's full of them and full of history round every bend. That and amazing scenery!
Met Jack Mundie, he was a commie basically a real hard union man, but he did a good job saving our old buildings, the QVB for one. He deserves what ever credits, he gets the man had vision and stood up against the bean counters who could just see old buildings that it was cheaper to flatten and replace with grey concrete boxes.
We live in Barangaroo, our building is the tall building closest to the Crown Resort and we love living there. Even though it is considered a business district there is a lot of residential properties being built. On weekends we often walk up to Miller's Point which is very much a village area in the city, it has a Mens Shed, book clubs, celeagh and salsa dancing groups.. and a lot of locals meet at The Hero of Waterloo on Sundays to listen to music. The Captain Cook Hotel is also a neighbourhood meeting place. If you hadn't cut up to Millers Point, you could have walked around Walsh Bay and Dawes Point. There is an area at the end of Barangaroo where you can swim in the harbour.
Love my city Sydney. There are so many beautiful places you could go. Have you been to the northern beaches yet? You could go to Manly on the ferry, or to the Taronga zoo on the ferry. My favourite beach is Dee Why, where you can walk around to the rock side past the pool. You could do the northern walk from Manly along the waterfront.
The Fortune of War Hotel is one the last places where Aussies soldiers had a few before sailing off to the Boer Wars in South Africa and to Europe to fight in WWI.
That German restaurant is always there. At one point in the 60’s and 70’s German and Swiss restaurants were really popular. Where I lived we even had a Danish restaurant.
It was amazing and we will continue to explore Australia for the next year :) Australia is basically the same price as Ireland when it comes to eating out and shopping, fuel is also cheaper. We don't pay rent or anything so its actually not to bad for us haha
I love that you love my city! There is a hidden door throught he argyle buildings (yellow building @17:54) which takes you rhough to some early history of Sydney.
I work for one of the nurseries that grew the plants for the Barangaroo headland park, I have been there many times as it was redeveloped from the old docks that were there and the original shore line was restored, you missed the park though.
The cafe you lined up to go into is always super busy 24/7 , regardless of cruise ships presence or not. It is a French cafe , owned and operated by French people and they cook the pastries on the premises. It’s quite famous.
You need to try the fish and chips qt a famous restaurant along the warf. Australia is known formtheir great fish and chips. Not the soggy brit style, but crispy. The special ingredient for the crispness is beer.
Oh I love that French cafe. The palmiers are so good. If you're still here you should go to Downtown bowls and rolls if you feel up to going back to Barangaroo. The roll is my favourite. Hubby introduced it to me from his work.
I used to run most of those routes about where you wondered. Old days. Black wattle bay is another nice little area on the other side of the Anzac bridge. You could also probably do walk from the city towards redleaf pool, via the bays. Super posh area. I had a run route from the city centre to redleaf pool for a swim then back to work. Endless routes, I recommend lavender bay near the Luna park has a nice garden. You might have done that one. I forget 😅
Greatest people on earth and Sydney is the most beautiful overall city in the world. Not one can compare with the beautiful water right on the city and buildings.
Greatest people on earth I certainly don’t think so. Nice when you’re buying from them giving them money. My fellow Brits much nicer in my opinion. Lots of really beautiful places besides Sydney in this World I’ve seen them
I've been living in Sydney now for just over 20 years and there are always places to see things to do. I haven't been everywhere in Sydney so there are still things that not even I have experienced yet.
Coffee shops and bakeries are everywhere in Sydney and its vast suburban sprawl! Folks have their favourite barista and visit often. Avoid franchises, go for family owned. They will vary a lot but once you find a favourite place, you can become a regular, get to know the baristas and ask their advice about how to choose a coffee you really like, since they vary as much as cheeses and wines!
We mostly are. I'm no angel and was abit of a criminal years ago but I'll always help a tourist. I read so many Tom Clancy books I still expect every Irish couple to be bombmakers :P
Another great video! Really impressed how you look up all the history of the places you visit, you probably know more about these places than most Aussies do! 🤣 ❤️❤️
High guys, I like checking out your travel vids around Sydney, really good!! Try taking the 422, 423 or 426 bus to Newtown, Enmore and or Marrickville, the 'Inner West' of Sydney. Day or night time, really good vibes!! Cheers! Happy travelling!
Make sure to find a nice. Vietnamese place to try a fresh and tasty Banh Mi - a crusty bread roll filled with pork and Vietnamese salad ingredients. Delicious!
Most of the old sandstone buildings at The Rocks were hewn by convicts from the abundance of sandstone in the area. Many of the buildings were for storage of supplies for the new settlers while others were prison cells, many of which are now little shops and arts & crafts places where you can buy handmade products.
If you want total culture shot after Sydney, go to Nimbin, which is near Byron Bay. Totally crazy hippy village with an amazing community and lots of nature.
You missed Foundation Park in the Rocks, it's hidden behind a row of shops and is the foundations of the houses they knocked down to start building the high-rises.
If you think those buildings are impressive from the outside, You should see those office buildings from the inside as they are absolutely stunning. The views are incredible.
I live in Australia but I think Sydney is a most beautiful city, oh that harbour, love going on the ferry to Manly and back, also that walk from Bondi to Bronte on the cliffs is breathtaking, takes you further to other beaches but we stopped and had afternoon tea in Bronte. Enjoy our natural beauty ❤️❤️
I’ll give you a good all day adventure tip. Catch the ferry early morning from the Quay to Manly. Walk out of the Manly Wharf and straight up the Corso. 300 metres down the corso you’ll hit Manly beach. Look north and just start walking. There’s walking tracks all the way up the beaches. You can walk along the beaches between the headlands. A walk to Collaroy beach and back would be a good effort
By the way the Fortune of War is not the oldest continuous pub in Sydney, it got demolished in the 1920s by Tooth's brewery and the current building is the "new one" that got rebuilt.
Thank you for mentioning First Nations history of Barangaroo. Barangaroo was a notable fisherwoman and influential figure in the early years of colonisation. Her second husband was Bennelong. Whenever I am at Barangaroo I imagine the women like Barangaroo and children out in the bay fishing - Eora fisherwomen were the main food providers for their families.
Shamefully Sydney knocked down a lot of the beautiful old buildings and built horrible 1970's buildings, luckily we now protect these treasures and restore them as part of our history. Take a trip to the QVB to see some a beautiful old building, hey were going to knock it down, luckily it was saved.
In the early seventies Jack Mundey and the Builders Labourers Federation union put “green bans” on historic buildings and open green spaces and refused to work on destroying them and replacing them. It was very controversial at the time, they were accused of stifling progress and much more and vilified in the newspapers. Twenty odd years later Jack Mundey was made a life member of the Australian Conservation Foundation. Without Jack and the BLF there would be no Rocks area and few if any historic buildings.
I found panorama of Sydney in 1873 on Glebe Historical Society website UA-cam- a camera taken to top of Sydney Town Hall. Shows markets before Queen Victoria Building was built! And more. Worth a look.
Glen, the units you pointed out that look back at the opera house. They used to be Government owned housing for low income earners (like council housing) but the government kicked everyone out & sold it to developers
@@GlenAndMado Yes Glen and Mado That's Exactly what happened, EXACTLY the Conservative State Govt.at the time just threw the old folks ok ,,OK they did find them other acomodation but it was miles out of Sydney and none of them wanted to go.
Another great video. I haven't been to Barangaroo for a while. I'll catch a ferry there or drive to Darling Harbour, then walk to Barangaroo. If you like seafood, the Crown has all you can eat seafood in the Epicurean Restaurant
Bit of trivial information. Paul Hogan was working on top of the harbour bridge when he was discovered. A few years later, Crocodile Dundee. Enjoy our country 🙏
You missed the park! That's the best bit of Barangaroo. It was right in front of you (starts at the bush in the background at 11.46). When you were just about to enter it you turned away (12:15) to the right back into The Rocks, instead of left into the park. It has lots of pathways bush, rocks and open areas so that it restores something of that area's original form. BTW Barangaroo was a person in the early days of the colony. She was a fisher-woman and was married to Bennelong. He became fairly positive about the colonists, became friends with the first Governor and travelled by sea with him to the UK and later returned. Bennelong Point is where the Opera House is located. In contrast, Barangaroo was quite negative about the colonists, only rarely interacted with them and thought they were bad news. Her ashes were spread after she died in the garden of the Governor, near Circular Quay.
Righttt!! They missed the best part of it! The walk path there is so beautiful along the water and lovely green area there too! I was waiting for them to see that part of Barangaroo 😭😭
I know I know unfortunately we were tight on time that day :( We had to skip it so we could explore manly aswell! we will make it back one of the days and check it out though!
I lived in Sydney in the 1970s and I loved the Rocks. The row of dwellings were derelict and occupied by squatters at the time, really rough. But I wish I could have bought one of them way back then.
If you get the chance to do a walk above Star Casino to the point at Pyrmont from Darling harbour you may get to see my Grandfather's park overlooking Jones wharf. The James Watkinson Memorial Park. A beautiful view. I grew up in one of the terrace houses 122 Bowman Street
Thanks for the insight, David! Can't believe your grandfather owns a park, though! I would have loved to hear more about your grandfather's background if we ever met in Sydney! we're actually down in Adelaide now, haha. Such an inspiration, though, that you got to live around such a cool place!
@GlenAndMado Haha, he doesn't own it, but it was left to the people of Sydney in his memory as he was quite famous in sport and a local character in the 20s through 50s. We now live in Melbourne after 20 years of travelling the world and living in different countries. Now, in our 70's we enjoy Melbourne life and our Children and grandchildren being close. Safe travels. David and Heidi
Have you been to the Blue Mountains yet? You can get there from Sydney on the train (although it does take an hour or so) but it is VERY well worth it. Lots to see and do. You could also get out to the Royal National Park (in Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney) if you can. There are fantastic walks and beaches.
@GlenAndMado highlight there was they do games and after a few beers we had a hammer and a nail. 1st to hit the nail flush with he table top wins. I had no chance as a was next to a guy who was a builder. 🤣 They had a band playing too. After that we ended up at the Orient pub just down from there. After to that was back to Bondi beach where some of my friends lived. Ended going down to the beach at 3am for a quick nudie swim. 🤣 😜
Barangaroo is the wife name of Bennelong who was the first full blood aboriginal to be presented to Queen Victoria - The Sydney opera house is on Bennelong point where Bennelong and his wife - Barangaroo had a house and land on Sydney harbour. - granted by her majesty Queen Victoria
Wasn't that so nice of Queen Victoria to give Bennelong and Barangaroo a piece of their own land to live on , The British were so generous to the inhabitants of Australia after the Brits. came and took over the place from the original owners, very nice LOL :-(( After all they didn't Have to do that ,,did they eh.
@@LeonardSmith-qv8do I'm merely stating facts not condoning acts, yet it was common at the time of settlement for European powers at the time to seize land, they deemed lands not under a recognised government
Exactly like idk why they said that aus is a safe place compared to America we care for our ppl can’t say the government has our best interests but us as people we care for our environment and surroundings there r people in aus that don’t align with Australian value I don’t consider them part of this country because those r the problems in our land
Deep down inside we Sydneysiders are bloody proud as punch about our city… every time I meet Aussies overseas we love pumping up the tires of our home cities… and we Sydneysiders love Sydney… we reminisce and we miss home. One time I was in LAX airport flying in from NYC, was in QANTAS club sipping a latte looking out on the tarmac and Longreach pulls up right next to us… and then… someone starts humming “I Still Call Australia Home.” Then we all start singing and humming… and there’s tears, and smiles. HOME AWAITS.
Many Irish were part of the early settlers both convicts and free settlers. We’re very lucky for their contribution to our sense of humour, irony, satire and disrespect for pompous authority. Very glad you enjoyed your visit.
I haven't been to Sydney for 30 years. Such happy memories and you brought them all back, thank you.
Why is it that you haven't been back to Sydney for a long time?
Thanks, welcome to Australia have beer on me
I don't know what to say! We have never received such a huge amount from someone on UA-cam before! We honestly really really appreciate that and super grateful, thanks so much! this will definitely help our travels while exploring your great country :)
That’s a big beer!
Haha it will cover many coffees!
@@GlenAndMado You two must be really nice people to give these two travellers money that I'm sure they can do with ,,very nice gesture , as an Aussie I say Thank you.
Or a case😂
When you go to Manly come back on the ferry when the sun will set. You won't be disappointed looking towards the west beautiful sunset and the city and harbour bridge and Harbour in for the forefront. It'll be a memory that will last a lifetime.😎
Ohhh thats exactly what we did! it was magical :)
@@GlenAndMado well there ya go. 👌 Yeah coming back at sunset on the harbour is beautiful on a nice day.
Haha will be up tomorrow! it was super cool to experience though
I used go to Manly for work. Coming back on the ferry when the sun was setting was very special. Not many people get that kind of commute.
As locals, we tend to be quite jaded about the area so I love that tourists enjoy the CBD.
Sydney’s CBD is fine & parts very interesting. Thankfully not all older buildings were flattened.
Perth however.,, got walloped by the 1970’s Liberal Govt’s “State of Excitement “… where the beautiful St George’s Tce boulevard got turned into a high rise wind tunnel with acres of hard paved forecourts totally unfriendly for people to gather in.
My father was born in the Rocks in 1918. His grandfather had a business there and the family lived upstairs next to the Orient Hotel. The business was a ship providore and boarding house for trans shipping passengers from China or Hong Kong who were waiting for a ship to take them to New Zealand or islands in the Pacific. They also leased a building where the Overseas Terminal now stands for the boarding house. The patisserie that you went to in Argyle St is where my father worked up to the 1980s. Of course it wasn’t a patisserie then. It was called Federal Electrics and they did electrical work. They used to park their work vans in that laneway you picked up your coffee from, but in the mid 1970s they couldn’t park there any more as the paving was original convict laid stone and heritage listed. My father and his siblings and cousins played cricket in Kendall Lane and rode billy carts down Argyle Street as children.
Hi Margi,
What a great history. I’ve always loved the rocks, but alas it has also lost a lot of its history even in my life time (now 70).
Cheers, Neil.
Wow what an incredible story and were super grateful for you sharing it! thanks so much for the great little story of one of many people that lived here!
I hope you inherited some amazing photos from your ancestors ❤
@ We did. We have our grandfather’s and father’s photo albums showing life around The Rocks and around the Sydney Harbour Bridge after it was built. We also found a lot of documents in my grandmother’s house that my uncle had put into a tin in the bottom of a cupboard about the business such as bank accounts, passenger lists showing who was going to stay at the boarding house and where they were going to when their next ship came into port, a newspaper article about my grandfather as he and his brothers took over the business when my great grandfather retired. The business started in 1911 and finished in the late 1950s. Dad would tell us lots of stories about life in the Rocks. The suburb of Malabar is named after the ship that sank off the coast at Malabar in the 1930s. Dad told us that some of the crew on board were Chinese so his father took them back to the boarding house to stay until arrangements could be made to send them home.
The business also took travellers returning to China from the islands or New Zealand. They would sail to Sydney and wait for the next ship back to China or Hing Kong.
@@margi9103fascinating. I think the Mitchell Library would be interested in seeing and helping you preserve all those historical documents.
Im Sydney born Sydney raised but have ended up down in Victoria. Gosh I miss it. Sadly can't afford to move back, very expensive to buy now. Have a wonderful trip guys. You come from a beautiful country yourselves.
Living in Sydney, you tend to take all those attractions for granted until you return from an overseas trip and realise just how lucky we are.
Oh, every country has something special, memorable, unique. Some jingoistic Aussies seem not to understand that simple but happy truth about the world.
@@wertherquartett I fail to see how appreciating what/where you live is fanatically patriotic or chauvinistic, especially in a way that's belligerent or aggressive.
@@wertherquartettI love travelling to other countries. But the reality is except for maybe Scandinavian or UAE cities Australian cities ARE immaculate. Other western cities, especially American ones can’t hold a candle. They can swim in their garbage and homelessness
I’ve lived in Sydney my whole life. You can’t beat it. It’s stunning . Everyone bags Sydney because it’s so busy but when you get past that it’s great.
I dont take it for granted at all.
I've lived in Sydney my whole life, and it's only gotten better and better. So proud to live here.
It’s only gotten more and more unaffordable
You must live in the Eastern suburbs then and not out in the greater west dump with the rest of us plebs suffering the “melting pot”.
@@betrayedcitizen5135 Actually I live in quakers hill
rubbish its gone down the toilet
Sydney was a great place to be in the nineties. Great place to visit, can't stand it anymore than 48hrs now 😅.
Beautiful and clean city, that’s why I live here. I’ve been to so many countries around the globe but I still call Australia home. 😉
New subscriber here, thank you for enjoying our city, impressed how you described the indigenous history behind Barrangaroo. Sydney really is a beautiful city. Enjoy your stay guys 😊
Thanks for tuning in really appreciate it 🙌
Hi Guy's, another great episode. I love your attitude and positive interaction with the locals. Have a great time in Sydney.
We always try to love and share the positive vibes everywhere we go
Thanks for sharing ❤ from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺 🇵🇭
You will LOVE Tasmania, if you like history and historical buildings. It's full of them and full of history round every bend. That and amazing scenery!
I love how you actually show and talk with us.....
Australian Unions had to fight for their lives during that time and it made the union movement strong for the future.
Met Jack Mundie, he was a commie basically a real hard union man, but he did a good job saving our old buildings, the QVB for one. He deserves what ever credits, he gets the man had vision and stood up against the bean counters who could just see old buildings that it was cheaper to flatten and replace with grey concrete boxes.
Green Ban
My Ist fleet ancestors. Henry Kable and Susannah Holmes. Built the first pub. The Ramping Horse. On the site of The Four Seasons Hotel.
@@johnjullienand ?
Welcome to Australia.
We live in Barangaroo, our building is the tall building closest to the Crown Resort and we love living there. Even though it is considered a business district there is a lot of residential properties being built. On weekends we often walk up to Miller's Point which is very much a village area in the city, it has a Mens Shed, book clubs, celeagh and salsa dancing groups.. and a lot of locals meet at The Hero of Waterloo on Sundays to listen to music. The Captain Cook Hotel is also a neighbourhood meeting place. If you hadn't cut up to Millers Point, you could have walked around Walsh Bay and Dawes Point. There is an area at the end of Barangaroo where you can swim in the harbour.
The patisserie you went to in the Rocks, just up from the cruise terminal is famous for its Macaroons. French baker is operating that business.
Love my city Sydney. There are so many beautiful places you could go. Have you been to the northern beaches yet? You could go to Manly on the ferry, or to the Taronga zoo on the ferry. My favourite beach is Dee Why, where you can walk around to the rock side past the pool. You could do the northern walk from Manly along the waterfront.
The Fortune of War Hotel is one the last places where Aussies soldiers had a few before sailing off to the Boer Wars in South Africa and to Europe to fight in WWI.
That German restaurant is always there. At one point in the 60’s and 70’s German and Swiss restaurants were really popular. Where I lived we even had a Danish restaurant.
The video provided this Australian with a tour of Sydney. Thank you.
Thank you for enjoying our Beautiful city. I just got back from UK & phew u guys it's expensive over there.
It was amazing and we will continue to explore Australia for the next year :) Australia is basically the same price as Ireland when it comes to eating out and shopping, fuel is also cheaper. We don't pay rent or anything so its actually not to bad for us haha
Excellent walk around Barangaroo & The Rocks. Sydney is made for walking but it’s nice to catch a ferry somewhere too.
I love that you love my city!
There is a hidden door throught he argyle buildings (yellow building @17:54) which takes you rhough to some early history of Sydney.
I work for one of the nurseries that grew the plants for the Barangaroo headland park, I have been there many times as it was redeveloped from the old docks that were there and the original shore line was restored, you missed the park though.
The cafe you lined up to go into is always super busy 24/7 , regardless of cruise ships presence or not. It is a French cafe , owned and operated by French people and they cook the pastries on the premises. It’s quite famous.
Totally accurate advice re the Aussie sun - never to be underestimated.
You need to try the fish and chips qt a famous restaurant along the warf. Australia is known formtheir great fish and chips. Not the soggy brit style, but crispy. The special ingredient for the crispness is beer.
Love my city of Sydney would never live anywhere else go to the rocks a lot so much history there enjoy
In the rocks you have to go into the little alleyways where you feel like you're in the early 19th century.
Oh I love that French cafe. The palmiers are so good. If you're still here you should go to Downtown bowls and rolls if you feel up to going back to Barangaroo. The roll is my favourite. Hubby introduced it to me from his work.
You can actually catch an elevator from Barangaroo up to that park where you began entering the Rocks. I like that touch of futurism.
The orient hotel at the rocks is great. I spent most of my twenties going there on Saturday nights.
I used to run most of those routes about where you wondered. Old days. Black wattle bay is another nice little area on the other side of the Anzac bridge. You could also probably do walk from the city towards redleaf pool, via the bays. Super posh area. I had a run route from the city centre to redleaf pool for a swim then back to work. Endless routes, I recommend lavender bay near the Luna park has a nice garden. You might have done that one. I forget 😅
Greatest people on earth and Sydney is the most beautiful overall city in the world. Not one can compare with the beautiful water right on the city and buildings.
"Sydney the most beautiful overall city in the world"??? That's a stretch! Have you ever been overseas especially to a European city?
Greatest people on earth I certainly don’t think so. Nice when you’re buying from them giving them money. My fellow Brits much nicer in my opinion. Lots of really beautiful places besides Sydney in this World I’ve seen them
Excellent Video and welcome to Sydney, I hope you enjoy your stay.!!
I've been living in Sydney now for just over 20 years and there are always places to see things to do. I haven't been everywhere in Sydney so there are still things that not even I have experienced yet.
True!
Coffee shops and bakeries are everywhere in Sydney and its vast suburban sprawl! Folks have their favourite barista and visit often. Avoid franchises, go for family owned. They will vary a lot but once you find a favourite place, you can become a regular, get to know the baristas and ask their advice about how to choose a coffee you really like, since they vary as much as cheeses and wines!
Love Australians, so friendly
Very true! we had alot of fun that day :)
We mostly are. I'm no angel and was abit of a criminal years ago but I'll always help a tourist. I read so many Tom Clancy books I still expect every Irish couple to be bombmakers :P
@@potterj09 recently when I was in oz the locals were so helpful to this kiwi tourist. I appreciated it 😀
@marias8007 You're like our cousins. How could we not?
Northern English is also friendly. They are so curious
Another great video! Really impressed how you look up all the history of the places you visit, you probably know more about these places than most Aussies do! 🤣 ❤️❤️
High guys, I like checking out your travel vids around Sydney, really good!! Try taking the 422, 423 or 426 bus to Newtown, Enmore and or Marrickville, the 'Inner West' of Sydney. Day or night time, really good vibes!! Cheers! Happy travelling!
Make sure to find a nice. Vietnamese place to try a fresh and tasty Banh Mi - a crusty bread roll filled with pork and Vietnamese salad ingredients. Delicious!
Most of the old sandstone buildings at The Rocks were hewn by convicts from the abundance of sandstone in the area. Many of the buildings were for storage of supplies for the new settlers while others were prison cells, many of which are now little shops and arts & crafts places where you can buy handmade products.
If you want total culture shot after Sydney, go to Nimbin, which is near Byron Bay. Totally crazy hippy village with an amazing community and lots of nature.
You missed Foundation Park in the Rocks, it's hidden behind a row of shops and is the foundations of the houses they knocked down to start building the high-rises.
In the Argyle cut (the bridge you walked under in the Rocks) there is some Indigenous hand paintings.
If you think those buildings are impressive from the outside, You should see those office buildings from the inside as they are absolutely stunning. The views are incredible.
The guy at 14:48 was so incredibly pleasant :)
I live in Australia but I think Sydney is a most beautiful city, oh that harbour, love going on the ferry to Manly and back, also that walk from Bondi to Bronte on the cliffs is breathtaking, takes you further to other beaches but we stopped and had afternoon tea in Bronte. Enjoy our natural beauty ❤️❤️
Thanks so much for sharing your experiences and were super grateful for you tuning in :)
Also the Northern Beaches- Manly to Palm Beach
@elipotter369 Yes
Beautiful locations my friend
Welcome to beautiful Australia 🇦🇺 ❤️
I’ll give you a good all day adventure tip.
Catch the ferry early morning from the Quay to Manly. Walk out of the Manly Wharf and straight up the Corso. 300 metres down the corso you’ll hit Manly beach. Look north and just start walking. There’s walking tracks all the way up the beaches. You can walk along the beaches between the headlands.
A walk to Collaroy beach and back would be a good effort
There's also the 199 bus.from.Manly to Palm Beach- goes past Collaroy and other beaches.
By the way the Fortune of War is not the oldest continuous pub in Sydney, it got demolished in the 1920s by Tooth's brewery and the current building is the "new one" that got rebuilt.
you guys are teaching me things i didnt know and ive lived here my whole life haha
Hi Guy's plenty of German settlers came to the Gold feilds here 1850s I'm one descendant ..😊
Excellent. You're having some great weather too.
@@modfus haha yeah true that! It was a little while ago but it was so hot!
Thank you for mentioning First Nations history of Barangaroo. Barangaroo was a notable fisherwoman and influential figure in the early years of colonisation. Her second husband was Bennelong. Whenever I am at Barangaroo I imagine the women like Barangaroo and children out in the bay fishing - Eora fisherwomen were the main food providers for their families.
Shamefully Sydney knocked down a lot of the beautiful old buildings and built horrible 1970's buildings, luckily we now protect these treasures and restore them as part of our history. Take a trip to the QVB to see some a beautiful old building, hey were going to knock it down, luckily it was saved.
Yeah thats what the gentleman we talked to mentioned, very sad indeed. If that was today it would definitely never happen :(
That's why i find Melbourne has more cultural buildings, when i went to both cities back in May/June.
@@miaomiao07 They also got rid of a lot of their older buildings as well, unfortunately....
In the early seventies Jack Mundey and the Builders Labourers Federation union put “green bans” on historic buildings and open green spaces and refused to work on destroying them and replacing them. It was very controversial at the time, they were accused of stifling progress and much more and vilified in the newspapers. Twenty odd years later Jack Mundey was made a life member of the Australian Conservation Foundation. Without Jack and the BLF there would be no Rocks area and few if any historic buildings.
I found panorama of Sydney in 1873 on Glebe Historical Society website UA-cam- a camera taken to top of Sydney Town Hall. Shows markets before Queen Victoria Building was built! And more. Worth a look.
Barangaroo was the wife of Bennelong. Bennelong Point is the sight of the Opera House.
Thanks G & M, I never saw Barangaroo-it looks fantastic. I did work @ The Regent Hotel ( now called the Four Seasons) so went to The Rocks a lot. x
The good days Richard! What magical stories you have to tell I'd say! :)
I have to say that Robert (blue shirt) has so beautiful voice and he was so lovely person
Glen, the units you pointed out that look back at the opera house. They used to be Government owned housing for low income earners (like council housing) but the government kicked everyone out & sold it to developers
your joking!! thats insane. I can't believe they used to be council hoses haha.
Houseos don't need waterfront apartments 😂
@roddevereaux1830 you should see the ocean front location that houseo's have in Belambi just south of Wollongong
@@GlenAndMado Yes Glen and Mado That's Exactly what happened, EXACTLY the Conservative State Govt.at the time just threw the old folks ok ,,OK they did find them other acomodation but it was miles out of Sydney and none of them wanted to go.
Australia🇦🇺 looks so nice I would love to go
Another great video. I haven't been to Barangaroo for a while. I'll catch a ferry there or drive to Darling Harbour, then walk to Barangaroo. If you like seafood, the Crown has all you can eat seafood in the Epicurean Restaurant
It’s the signature sausage roll at Bourke Street you have to try! Pork and fennel… is unbeatable… un-bloody-beatable… un-fkn-beatable haha 😊
Bit of trivial information. Paul Hogan was working on top of the harbour bridge when he was discovered. A few years later, Crocodile Dundee. Enjoy our country 🙏
You missed the park! That's the best bit of Barangaroo. It was right in front of you (starts at the bush in the background at 11.46). When you were just about to enter it you turned away (12:15) to the right back into The Rocks, instead of left into the park. It has lots of pathways bush, rocks and open areas so that it restores something of that area's original form.
BTW Barangaroo was a person in the early days of the colony. She was a fisher-woman and was married to Bennelong. He became fairly positive about the colonists, became friends with the first Governor and travelled by sea with him to the UK and later returned. Bennelong Point is where the Opera House is located.
In contrast, Barangaroo was quite negative about the colonists, only rarely interacted with them and thought they were bad news. Her ashes were spread after she died in the garden of the Governor, near Circular Quay.
Righttt!! They missed the best part of it! The walk path there is so beautiful along the water and lovely green area there too! I was waiting for them to see that part of Barangaroo 😭😭
I know I know unfortunately we were tight on time that day :( We had to skip it so we could explore manly aswell! we will make it back one of the days and check it out though!
haha I know tight on time :(
@@GlenAndMadoit’s okay! but you guys should check it out some day it’s wonderful! 😉
I lived in Sydney in the 1970s and I loved the Rocks. The row of dwellings were derelict and occupied by squatters at the time, really rough. But I wish I could have bought one of them way back then.
You know the Botanics Gardens is very close? It's an awesome green spot in the city.
Beautiful video 💙🤍
Oim glad you both enjoyed the meat poi. ❤❤❤❤
it was amazing haha
You guys are lovely.
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@@traveltectours6561 ohh thanks for tuning in all the way from beautiful Sri Lanka! 🇱🇰
If you get the chance to do a walk above Star Casino to the point at Pyrmont from Darling harbour you may get to see my Grandfather's park overlooking Jones wharf. The James Watkinson Memorial Park. A beautiful view. I grew up in one of the terrace houses 122 Bowman Street
Thanks for the insight, David! Can't believe your grandfather owns a park, though! I would have loved to hear more about your grandfather's background if we ever met in Sydney! we're actually down in Adelaide now, haha. Such an inspiration, though, that you got to live around such a cool place!
@GlenAndMado Haha, he doesn't own it, but it was left to the people of Sydney in his memory as he was quite famous in sport and a local character in the 20s through 50s.
We now live in Melbourne after 20 years of travelling the world and living in different countries. Now, in our 70's we enjoy Melbourne life and our Children and grandchildren being close. Safe travels. David and Heidi
The Queen Victoria Building {QVB} is well worth a walk through! and also Hyde Park!
There a number of Bourke Street Bakery stores - one just five minutes from my house. The cookbooks are available. Cheesy mash is quite nice!
Have you been to the Blue Mountains yet? You can get there from Sydney on the train (although it does take an hour or so) but it is VERY well worth it. Lots to see and do. You could also get out to the Royal National Park (in Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney) if you can. There are fantastic walks and beaches.
We will be making our way there soon and we have our car at the moment :)
Glen, you often have to turn the pie upside down when it's hall eaten so the inside doesn't fall out.
Come out to Windsor, happy to show you round with a better pie
You missed my favourite pub in The Rocks. if you get a chance walk back up Argyle St and head to The Glenmore 😁
Yes they sell beer at the Glenmore pub
I had my 30th bday at the Lowenbrau at the Rocks. What a good fun night we had there. 👌
what was the hightlight?? Its a really cool place, we didn't expect it to be that good!
@GlenAndMado highlight there was they do games and after a few beers we had a hammer and a nail. 1st to hit the nail flush with he table top wins. I had no chance as a was next to a guy who was a builder. 🤣
They had a band playing too.
After that we ended up at the Orient pub just down from there.
After to that was back to Bondi beach where some of my friends lived. Ended going down to the beach at 3am for a quick nudie swim. 🤣 😜
Welcome and Enjoy !
thanks so much for tuning in super grateful :)
Hi, have you had a walk down Macquarie St? I worked at Sydney Hospital 47 yrs ago, it also has a museum which is interesting.
You're a better man then me Glen, pie without sauce.
Not sure if you've tried it already but look up Harry's Cafe De Wheels for some delicious Aussie pies 😊
It’s good that you two are walking around the whole time, your consumption of pastries might be a problem otherwise.
Why didn't you put sauce on the pies?
There's a big park called centennial Park near Bondi Junction.
I work very close to Barangaroo and walk past the casino every morning, it’s so weird to see my commute on UA-cam 😂😂😂
Hahah that’s what we do! 😂
When you go to Dunsborough in WA the Beef Vindaloo pie is sensational
Are you going to be there long enough for NEW YEARS! best fireworks ever
Barangaroo is the wife name of Bennelong who was the first full blood aboriginal to be presented to Queen Victoria - The Sydney opera house is on Bennelong point where Bennelong and his wife - Barangaroo had a house and land on Sydney harbour. - granted by her majesty Queen Victoria
Wasn't that so nice of Queen Victoria to give Bennelong and Barangaroo a piece of their own land to live on , The British were so generous to the inhabitants of Australia after the Brits. came and took over the place from the original owners, very nice LOL :-(( After all they didn't Have to do that ,,did they eh.
@@LeonardSmith-qv8do I'm merely stating facts not condoning acts, yet it was common at the time of settlement for European powers at the time to seize land, they deemed lands not under a recognised government
Nice video guys.
So clean
See you both in Manly. ❤❤❤❤
will be our next small episode! :)
Sydney y Australia is a safe. Country my friend I live in Australia 36 years is a beautiful country
Exactly like idk why they said that aus is a safe place compared to America we care for our ppl can’t say the government has our best interests but us as people we care for our environment and surroundings there r people in aus that don’t align with Australian value I don’t consider them part of this country because those r the problems in our land
Wait till the woke brigade destroys it.
Have you been claymore ?