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A selection of jams
We’re home now. The last two days of our Brisbane trip involved a lot of driving but not always much movement. On Wednesday we arranged to met Sis and her family at Robina Town Centre, a massive shopping mall. That meant a drive down towards the Gold Coast along the same motorway we’d driven up… Read more
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Transport Heritage Expo 2022
I would have gone out of my way to avoid this Red Rattler suburban train when it was in operation, but here I am going out of my way to ride in one. It’s the Transport Heritage Expo at Sydney’s Central Station. There are stalls, an operational C32 steam locomotive and 86 class electric loco… Read more
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Back to where it began
It’s Australia Day. That’s its official name. Also called Invasion Day. Either way, it commemorates the First Fleet’s landing in Sydney Cove. Or, on a personal note, our return into Sydney back from our holiday in the south. Basically the only nod we made to the date was sharing a lamington for breakfast. A pink… Read more
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A 20th Anniversary Honeymoon
Twenty years ago we were in Paris celebrating our honeymoon. A decade ago we were back in Europe celebrating our tenth anniversary. I was hoping that we could do the same for our twentieth. Unfortunately, the covid pandemic threw a spanner in the works. Until last week we couldn’t even travel out of greater Sydney.… Read more
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The Carlingford Line
We close the year and the decade with a local adventure to mark the closure of a railway line. On the January 5, 2020, the Carlingford Line from Clyde will close to be partially replaced by the Parramatta Light Rail. This is Sydney’s quietest line, a single track branch for most of its length from… Read more
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Ferry Ride to Parramatta
It’s been many years since we rode the ferry to Parramatta. Alex has never done the journey. An unexpected cancellation gave us the opportunity to explore the water route to Sydney’s inland centre. The Parramatta River flows into Sydney Harbour. We catch train from Padstow to Circular Quay, where we are greeted by the Radiance… Read more