Sydney Sights Too

Chinatown Foods - Sydney

Sugar-cane juice, anytime welcome in the humid countries of South-east Asia and the Caribbean, offers a little presence in a tucked away food court between Sussex and Dixon Streets.

The ubiquitous Asian food outlet, with pictures, trolleys and more.

Glutinous rice dumplings steamed with wrapped bamboo leaves, a traditional must for the Dragon Boat Festival, celebrated by most communities in East Asia, in honour and memory of a wronged public official in China's past.

Simple but tasty snacks - the deep fried wantons from Southern Chinese roots.

Another cooked food stall that caught my eye and which I plan to try tasting at my next visit to Sydney's Chinatown.

Towers, Aspect and Glass - Sydney

Morning has awakened, with glistening surfaces where man-made structures try to meet the sky, but where shadows also loom in the gaps and hidden valleys.

Old and new on a quiet Sunday morning along George Street, where a spunky Darell Lea store provides a much needed contrast to its younger neighbours.

Not all is tall and monotony - there is pattern and style - spot the trees, gabled roofs and art deco as well.

A typical high rise that emulates the brick of suburbia and accentuates the fact that one can create something out in the air - and make money too.

                                   
The variety of Sydney city facades captured in one massive glass reflection - with the famous Australian blue sky.

The blue and white of the panoramic buildings that surround and grace one side of Darling Harbour, a significant illustration of urban renewal that still draws the crowds since the Australian Bicentenary of 1988.

A touch of the old world, matured by the smog of the Big Smoke and yet solid as a rock, along the midsection of Sydney's George Street.

Glass, columns and brick - the view from Pitt Street Mall.  Look up beyond the shopping bags, shoes and buskers.

St. Andrews Cathedral, Sydney CBD

Literally a church atop an underground train station, St Andrews was consecrated in 1868 and is strategically located near the Town Hall section of Sydney CBD. It was visited by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006 and continues to be in the centre of lively activities, surrounded by swirling crowds of shoppers, office workers, lunch goers and tourists. It maintains a Chapter House, school and choir, with significant building restoration undertaken in 1999 and 2000.

Images taken on Sunday, 9 May 2010.

Sydney Sights

The Spanish Quarter along Liverpool Street, CBD South

Chrysanthemum blooms in a crowded city profile

          Never lack of time for a refreshing dip into the water, to then watch and stare, as the world goes by.

Effort, talent and market exposure - an enterprising band buskers at teh corner of George and Liverpool Streets on a weeknight.

           Past Arncliffe on the Princes Highway, heading south past semi-industrial blocks in the city's south.

And mankind tries to shape his vision and will on the Earth.