Posts in Category A Quiet Sydney
Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear 
I thought this broken car side mirror on the street was perhaps an example of someone who did not heed the advice on the mirror.
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To Another World The horizontal escalator connecting Hyde Park to the Domain Car Park always make me feel as if I am travelling to another world.
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Ladies Powder Room Two years after Covid-19, the Ladies Powder Room on the third level (normally bustling with people pre Covid) is still empty.
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Three Reflections This is Apple Store in Sydney, with 3 convex mirrors that reflect the street scene in front of the store.
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Entering the Future This is the entrance to Wynyard Walk from Barangaroo. For some reason, this part of Sydney always seemed futuristic to me.
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Space Warp This is part of Wynyard Walk which connects Wynyard Station to Barangaroo. Captured on a quiet day with no one around.
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Why I was asking myself this question when I saw this eclectic collection of books and plants on an alley near Reservoir St Surry Hills.
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Portal This feels like a steampunk portal into a different universe or dimension. It is actually a children's playground, part of the Albert Sloss Reserve.
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Wynyard Station This is the new entrance to Wynyard Station from George St, Sydney, after refurbishment. The building containing this entrance has been renamed Brookfield Place.
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Forgotten Songs This is an installation of 110 empty birdcages in 2009 by artist Michael Thomas Hill.
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Sydney Hospital A runner in front of the Sydney Hospital on Macquarie St, Sydney.
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Watch for Cyclists I found this brightly painted car parking entrance with lots of warnings about cyclists. I wonder if this is a response to a prior incident.
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Cyclist vs Light Rail Delivery cyclist overtakes Light Rail on George St Sydney.
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Centrepoint Black and white photo of Sydney Tower (formerly called Centrepoint Tower) flanked between the Myer and Gowings buildings, taken from the Queen Victoria Building.
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Flower Boxes This set of flower boxes are located in front of the Sydney Town Hall and faces into the light rail at George St, Sydney.
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Emden Gun Located in the south-east corner of Hyde Park facing Whitlam Square, this mounted, four-inch gun was recovered from the German ship SMS Emden.
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Patterned shadows The sun passes through the awnings of the Surry Hills hotel and creates an interesting set of shadows on the footpath.
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Royal Exhibition Hotel This is the Light Rail track running past the historic Royal Exhibition Hotel in Sydney, located next to Prince Alfred Park and Central Station.
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Rainbow walk This is the 90m rainbow path in Prince Alfred Park located next to Equality Green. The path commemorates the November 2017 decision to legalise same-sex marriage in Australia.
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UTS A wander through the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) campus in Ultimo.
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Walsh Bay A quiet afternoon walking from Ives Steps (where there are normally a few fisherman trying to catch something from the harbour) with a beautiful view of the Western side of Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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Queen Victoria Building I wandered through an almost empty QVB in the heart of Sydney.
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Sydney Town Hall The steps in front of Sydney Town Hall is normally packed full of people as it is a popular meeting spot and rendezvous point.
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St. Andrew's Cathedral St Andrew's Cathedral and Town Hall Square is normally packed full of people on a Friday lunch, but it feels like a ghost town
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Chatswood Station Chatswood Station, normally the fifth busiest station in Sydney.
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