Day 4 started the same as the others, because when it works,
we don't fix it! So after Breakfast we headed out to explore the area
known as "The Rocks".
This area was absolutely beautiful, but then again, Sydney is
a city filled with amazing views!
We started our day at Foundation Park.
The park was created in 1972 and it offers a unique look back into time.
This place is made up of what was once No 2-16 Gloucester St. It was eight terrace homes built in the mid 1870s and demolished in 1938.
Located on this steep, rocky hill these eight terrace homes were no larger then
3m x3m and built between 1874 to 1878.
The homes were small and back during that time the Sydney couples
had between 4 to 10 children.
After we explored the area and tired to imagine
living in that small of a space we headed to
the Camdens Cottage. Unfortunately, the cottage was not
open on the day we visited, so we only got to see it from the outside.
The next stop was the Pylon Lookout (Sydney Bridge),
and once again the views were amazing.
We made our way though the museum and learned all
about how and why the bridge was built.
We ended at the top with another amazing view of Sydney!
You can do a bridge walk along and climb over the top of the bridge,
but one child was once again to young, one said it was
a hard 'no' and I was not sure the other child would
really do it.
Guess we will have to save till the next time!
Before heading off to explore another location
we made our way to lunch.
We made our way to the Fortune of War.
It is Sydney's oldest pub. This was the only let down of the trip
was the lack of traditional food. I could only find
a handful of pubs with traditional menus and the ones that looked and sounded
the best were 18 and older. Most places had turned into trendy stops.
After a nice lunch it was time to explore again.
We headed off to the
Rocks Discovery Museum.
I failed to take any pictures while we explored the inside.
The museum is located in three buildings dating back to 1844
and filled archaeological artifacts that were found in the Rock precinct.
It was a amazing look back into time.
Our next stop was the The Big Dig Archaeology Center.
This site is located between Cumberland and Gloucester St in the Rocks.
The land is filled with archaeological remains form the late 18th century, the
time of the first European settlement in Australia.
We explored the area a little more and got some ice cream, climbed the
bridge stairs again ( I stopped counting at 10), before calling it a night.
We had logged over 20K steps and we had another jammed packed day ahead of us.
The Rocks were an amazing area. It was a mix of old and new. I am sure we missed
so many things. We easily could have spent another day or two in this area.
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