The Transformation Of Crown Street
For a moment this morning I reflected on how busy the traffic on Crown Street was when I first moved to Sydney in 1995. Before the Eastern Distributor was built, … Read the rest “The Transformation Of Crown Street”
With the exception of four years in Brisbane, I spent the first thirty years of my life in the country: Lismore, Bourke, Renmark and Wagga. When my career brought me to Sydney, I was really excited.
As I knew I didn’t want to live too far from work, I drew a “walking circle” (old style protractor) around Ultimo, that reached out to Glebe and Pyrmont, but I quickly settled on an apartment in Surry Hills. And even though I’m a country boy at heart, Surry Hills has pretty much become “home”.
For a moment this morning I reflected on how busy the traffic on Crown Street was when I first moved to Sydney in 1995. Before the Eastern Distributor was built, … Read the rest “The Transformation Of Crown Street”
Such beautifully presented tofu. Blue Wok is my local Thai where I’ll often pop in after work for take-away, or a for a brief meal of just a few entrees. … Read the rest “Tofu at Blue Wok in Surry Hills”
Until last night, the two most memorable occasions in my life where I’ve eaten garlic bread have both related to restrictive alcohol laws.
Back in the 1980s, I recall, you … Read the rest “Garlic Bread”
You know those stupid machines at the supermarket deli where you’re given a number and have to wait your turn, even if there are only two or three other people … Read the rest “Sydney Queues”
As the trading hours part of the Coles website is down, due to excess demand, here’s what’s happening in Surry Hills. Shame about the spelling…