Sydney 2nd Day

Took the ferry today back to "The Rocks" and then went to the Barabgaroo Reserve, a lovely local park with pathways for bikes and walking along the harbor waterfront. Wonderful large cut stone areas for sitting & swimming. BTW, Swift Mania has hit Australia as well.

In the afternoon, we went on "The Rocks" Pub to Pub walk. The Rocks is the birthplace of modern Sydney. With the arrival of European settlers in 1788, it was here that the convicts first set up houses and shops utilizing the local rocks to build with.

Hearing the history of each pub on the tour was very entertaining.
Fun fact: Official name of most Australian pubs includes the word "hotel" because until the 1980's, pubs were required to provide some sort of overnight accommodation in order to have a liquor license. And until 1970's, most Australian pubs were separated by gender, and women had the parlor area for drinking.

Today, many pubs still have the word hotel in their names even though they offer no accommodation. The more you drink, the clearer it gets. 😀Read more