Sydney Walks

The Shelly Beach Walking Track is a track from the Barracks Precinct to Manly Beach. I did this walk as part of my visit to Quarantine Station and the Les Sculptures Refusees. You can find more details about that walk here:  North Head Quarantine Station . This walk is about 4km long and is mostly on elevated steel and concrete paths. There is a portion of the walk that is not clearly marked and I took the wrong turn twice. This portion is near the Shelly Headland Upper Lookout and the path needs a bit of climbing up and down some rocks.  The walk can also be taken the other way - from Manly Beach to Quarantine Station. However, that way would be more uphill than this. From the Quarantine Station gates I walked along N Scenic Drive Rd and took a right at St. Barbara's Ave to get to the Barracks Precinct. A Kookaburra I saw not far from the Quarantine Station gates A Masked Lapwing at the Barracks  Precinct The Barracks Precinct is made former military defense buildings. Past the bu

The North Head Quarantine Station used to be a place where immigrants are quarantined from 1832 to 1984. It was used to make sure diseases are not spread to the rest of Australia. Fortunately after many years and great advancement in medicine and science, there is no need for this and the place is now a heritage listed tourist attraction to show people a part of Australia's history. The Quarantine Station now has a hotel, museum, cafe, several nearby beaches and bush walks. I went to Quarantine Station mainly for the Les Sculptures Refusees. This was the first time this event was held and it aims to feature sculptures that were not chosen for the more famous Sculptures by the Sea in Bondi. This year the event in Bondi did not push through so I think these sculptures were from the previous years. To get to Quarantine Station, I took a ferry from Circular Quay to Manly then hopped on bus 135 to the entrance of Quarantine Station. A couple of weekends before I visited, there was a bus

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is an iconic landmark in Sydney. It connects the Central Business District to North Sydney. The bridge is used by vehicles, trains, bicycles and pedestrians. There is a dedicated pedestrian pathway on the eastern side of the bridge. It is accessible from three points,  Circular Quay via lift to Cahill Expressway,  The Rocks via lift and the Bridge Stairs on Cumberland St and Milsons Point via lift and stairs along Broughton St. I chose to start this walk at Milsons Point to enjoy the view of the city as I walk towards it. This walk is a 2.3 km walk along the bridge and Cahill Walk ending at Circular Quay. There are a lot of people taking a run or walk along the bridge and I notice there were several rangers patrolling the bridge. It was very windy on the bridge when I was there, I had to take of my hat so I will not lose it. You will see traffic on the side while walking. The air was not that bad from the vehicle pollution. There are fences and barbed wires al