Category: Travel
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North Sydney Public Art Trail
HARBOUR CYCLES, Alfred Street, Bradfield Park North, Milsons Point “Harbour Cycles acknowledges North Sydney’s role in the maritime and industrial heritage of the Harbour which was once one of the busiest ports in the world. It speaks of its proximity to the foreshore with images taken from maritime machinery, water turbulence, rivets and…
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Wendy’s Secret Garden
West of the Divide (1972-3), Brett Whiteley’s polyptych work snaked along two walls of the Brett Whitely Studio in Surry Hills Sydney, inviting us to admire it in its entirety before swooping in to look at the detail. Upstairs we sat on the leather couch absorbing the enthusiasm and knowledge of the woman from…
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North Sydney Public Art Trail
FOXIE, Alfred Street, Bradfield Park North, Milsons Point A favourite landmark with local residents and group walking tours is Clary Akon’s Foxie – a humble bronze statue that stands on top of Broomfield Memorial Drinking Fountain in the rockery garden at Bradfield Park North. The diminutive sculpture was installed in 2007 atop the original…
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Market in Bhutan
I love unscheduled travel stops. We had to wait for a convoy on the road that leads to India from Bhutan. How lucky that there was a roadside market to enjoy while we waited.