My father was born in the Rocks in 1918. His grandfather had a business there and the family lived upstairs next to the Orient Hotel. The business was a ship providore and boarding house for trans shipping passengers from China or Hong Kong who were waiting for a ship to take them to New Zealand or islands in the Pacific. They also leased a building where the Overseas Terminal now stands for the boarding house. The patisserie that you went to in Argyle St is where my father worked up to the 1980s. Of course it wasn’t a patisserie then. It was called Federal Electrics and they did electrical work. They used to park their work vans in that laneway you picked up your coffee from, but in the mid 1970s they couldn’t park there any more as the paving was original convict laid stone and heritage listed. My father and his siblings and cousins played cricket in Kendall Lane and rode billy carts down Argyle Street as children.
Hi Margi, What a great history. I’ve always loved the rocks, but alas it has also lost a lot of its history even in my life time (now 70). Cheers, Neil.
Wow what an incredible story and were super grateful for you sharing it! thanks so much for the great little story of one of many people that lived here!
@ We did. We have our grandfather’s and father’s photo albums showing life around The Rocks and around the Sydney Harbour Bridge after it was built. We also found a lot of documents in my grandmother’s house that my uncle had put into a tin in the bottom of a cupboard about the business such as bank accounts, passenger lists showing who was going to stay at the boarding house and where they were going to when their next ship came into port, a newspaper article about my grandfather as he and his brothers took over the business when my great grandfather retired. The business started in 1911 and finished in the late 1950s. Dad would tell us lots of stories about life in the Rocks. The suburb of Malabar is named after the ship that sank off the coast at Malabar in the 1930s. Dad told us that some of the crew on board were Chinese so his father took them back to the boarding house to stay until arrangements could be made to send them home. The business also took travellers returning to China from the islands or New Zealand. They would sail to Sydney and wait for the next ship back to China or Hing Kong.
We mostly are. I'm no angel and was abit of a criminal years ago but I'll always help a tourist. I read so many Tom Clancy books I still expect every Irish couple to be bombmakers :P
When you go to Manly come back on the ferry when the sun will set. You won't be disappointed looking towards the west beautiful sunset and the city and harbour bridge and Harbour in for the forefront. It'll be a memory that will last a lifetime.😎
I don't know what to say! We have never received such a huge amount from someone on TH-cam before! We honestly really really appreciate that and super grateful, thanks so much! this will definitely help our travels while exploring your great country :)
@@GlenAndMado You two must be really nice people to give these two travellers money that I'm sure they can do with ,,very nice gesture , as an Aussie I say Thank you.
Love my city Sydney. There are so many beautiful places you could go. Have you been to the northern beaches yet? You could go to Manly on the ferry, or to the Taronga zoo on the ferry. My favourite beach is Dee Why, where you can walk around to the rock side past the pool. You could do the northern walk from Manly along the waterfront.
I’ll give you a good all day adventure tip. Catch the ferry early morning from the Quay to Manly. Walk out of the Manly Wharf and straight up the Corso. 300 metres down the corso you’ll hit Manly beach. Look north and just start walking. There’s walking tracks all the way up the beaches. You can walk along the beaches between the headlands. A walk to Collaroy beach and back would be a good effort
I used to run most of those routes about where you wondered. Old days. Black wattle bay is another nice little area on the other side of the Anzac bridge. You could also probably do walk from the city towards redleaf pool, via the bays. Super posh area. I had a run route from the city centre to redleaf pool for a swim then back to work. Endless routes, I recommend lavender bay near the Luna park has a nice garden. You might have done that one. I forget 😅
I've been living in Sydney now for just over 20 years and there are always places to see things to do. I haven't been everywhere in Sydney so there are still things that not even I have experienced yet.
Shamefully Sydney knocked down a lot of the beautiful old buildings and built horrible 1970's buildings, luckily we now protect these treasures and restore them as part of our history. Take a trip to the QVB to see some a beautiful old building, hey were going to knock it down, luckily it was saved.
In the early seventies Jack Mundey and the Builders Labourers Federation union put “green bans” on historic buildings and open green spaces and refused to work on destroying them and replacing them. It was very controversial at the time, they were accused of stifling progress and much more and vilified in the newspapers. Twenty odd years later Jack Mundey was made a life member of the Australian Conservation Foundation. Without Jack and the BLF there would be no Rocks area and few if any historic buildings.
Have you been to the Blue Mountains yet? You can get there from Sydney on the train (although it does take an hour or so) but it is VERY well worth it. Lots to see and do. You could also get out to the Royal National Park (in Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney) if you can. There are fantastic walks and beaches.
I work for one of the nurseries that grew the plants for the Barangaroo headland park, I have been there many times as it was redeveloped from the old docks that were there and the original shore line was restored, you missed the park though.
Greatest people on earth and Sydney is the most beautiful overall city in the world. Not one can compare with the beautiful water right on the city and buildings.
Glen, the units you pointed out that look back at the opera house. They used to be Government owned housing for low income earners (like council housing) but the government kicked everyone out & sold it to developers
@@GlenAndMado Yes Glen and Mado That's Exactly what happened, EXACTLY the Conservative State Govt.at the time just threw the old folks ok ,,OK they did find them other acomodation but it was miles out of Sydney and none of them wanted to go.
If you get the chance to do a walk above Star Casino to the point at Pyrmont from Darling harbour you may get to see my Grandfather's park overlooking Jones wharf. The James Watkinson Memorial Park. A beautiful view. I grew up in one of the terrace houses 122 Bowman Street
Thanks for the insight, David! Can't believe your grandfather owns a park, though! I would have loved to hear more about your grandfather's background if we ever met in Sydney! we're actually down in Adelaide now, haha. Such an inspiration, though, that you got to live around such a cool place!
@GlenAndMado Haha, he doesn't own it, but it was left to the people of Sydney in his memory as he was quite famous in sport and a local character in the 20s through 50s. We now live in Melbourne after 20 years of travelling the world and living in different countries. Now, in our 70's we enjoy Melbourne life and our Children and grandchildren being close. Safe travels. David and Heidi
Bit of trivial information. Paul Hogan was working on top of the harbour bridge when he was discovered. A few years later, Crocodile Dundee. Enjoy our country 🙏
The Fortune of War Hotel is one the last places where Aussies soldiers had a few before sailing off to the Boer Wars in South Africa and to Europe to fight in WWI.
Another great video. I haven't been to Barangaroo for a while. I'll catch a ferry there or drive to Darling Harbour, then walk to Barangaroo. If you like seafood, the Crown has all you can eat seafood in the Epicurean Restaurant
Barangaroo is the wife name of Bennelong who was the first full blood aboriginal to be presented to Queen Victoria - The Sydney opera house is on Bennelong point where Bennelong and his wife - Barangaroo had a house and land on Sydney harbour. - granted by her majesty Queen Victoria
Wasn't that so nice of Queen Victoria to give Bennelong and Barangaroo a piece of their own land to live on , The British were so generous to the inhabitants of Australia after the Brits. came and took over the place from the original owners, very nice LOL :-(( After all they didn't Have to do that ,,did they eh.
@@LeonardSmith-qv8do I'm merely stating facts not condoning acts, yet it was common at the time of settlement for European powers at the time to seize land, they deemed lands not under a recognised government
Guys, while you're on your pastry and pie tour of Sydney lol, you will have to check out Lode Pies. Be warned, absolutely kick-ass pastries but they will make your bank balance tremble in fear lol
@GlenAndMado highlight there was they do games and after a few beers we had a hammer and a nail. 1st to hit the nail flush with he table top wins. I had no chance as a was next to a guy who was a builder. 🤣 They had a band playing too. After that we ended up at the Orient pub just down from there. After to that was back to Bondi beach where some of my friends lived. Ended going down to the beach at 3am for a quick nudie swim. 🤣 😜
Exactly like idk why they said that aus is a safe place compared to America we care for our ppl can’t say the government has our best interests but us as people we care for our environment and surroundings there r people in aus that don’t align with Australian value I don’t consider them part of this country because those r the problems in our land
You missed SYDNEY’S HOME OF GUINNESS & GOOD TIMES! AUSTRALIA’S LONGEST RUNNING IRISH PUB The Mercantile Hotel Built in 1914 and opened in 1915, The Mercantile was established to replace the old Mercantile Rowing Club Hotel. It has since become an iconic pub in The Rocks 25 George St The Rocks Sydney,
We live in Hawkesbury valley just outside Sydney in the bush we go into Sydney one day a week walk around all those places have lunch in there when you where at Barangaroo’s the walk on the foreshore around to the rock under the bridge is one of the best in sydney
You missed the park! That's the best bit of Barangaroo. It was right in front of you (starts at the bush in the background at 11.46). When you were just about to enter it you turned away (12:15) to the right back into The Rocks, instead of left into the park. It has lots of pathways bush, rocks and open areas so that it restores something of that area's original form. BTW Barangaroo was a person in the early days of the colony. She was a fisher-woman and was married to Bennelong. He became fairly positive about the colonists, became friends with the first Governor and travelled by sea with him to the UK and later returned. Bennelong Point is where the Opera House is located. In contrast, Barangaroo was quite negative about the colonists, only rarely interacted with them and thought they were bad news. Her ashes were spread after she died in the garden of the Governor, near Circular Quay.
Righttt!! They missed the best part of it! The walk path there is so beautiful along the water and lovely green area there too! I was waiting for them to see that part of Barangaroo 😭😭
I know I know unfortunately we were tight on time that day :( We had to skip it so we could explore manly aswell! we will make it back one of the days and check it out though!
You both are awesome . You appreciate other people’s countries .That isn’t true that one in every two people get skin cancer in Australia . I know a lot of people who never ended up with skin cancer .
We do our best to embrace it to the fullest! for some reason I searched it or seen a tv add or so before about it, maybe I'm wrong. I'm glad its not 1 in every 2 people then because them statistics seem abit isnane!
@ I lived most of my life and most of my friends and relatives did not have it . Some people do get skin cancer from the sun but it can be from other things . A healthy diet full of antioxidants is the best bet as it helps protect the skin . I can’t wait to see more of your lovely videos .
If you headed towards the harbour bridge (left at the Orient Hotel instead of right) you would have found the Irish pub. Love music on weekends. You only saw half of The Rocks.
If you haven't been to Melbourne, I suggest that you do. It has beautiful old buildings and fantastic, unique skyscrapers. Melbourne wa the richest city in the world in the 1850s due to the gold rush. It has a lot to offer and has a different vibe to Sydney. "Sydney is a show-off and Melbourne is substance. Sydney is the film and Melbourne is the book'.
@@Glenn-ei3xp No I do not. By 'substance' I mean that it has depth, a background of support, more than first impressions. Melbourne is the cultural, academic, arts and sports city of Australia. Sydney is superficial.
@@barnowl. certainly plenty of depth in the garbage I noticed. Not to mention that open sewer running through the middle of the city. Sports capital? Yep the upcoming commonwealth games should be great. Oh wait.🤷🏼♂️ Melbourne is woke capital of Australia I’ll give it that
@barnowl Why do so many Melburnians have such an inferiority complex when it comes to Sydney? This video is about Sydney. Nothing to do with Melbourne, but you seethe with Jealousy when watching it.
@@Glenn-ei3xp Sarcasm is the lowest form of humour. Melbourne does not have a garbage problem. It is a clean city. The river looks dirty because of the silty soil areas it runs through from the mountain. It is not a sewer. The water is clean. What has the Commonwealth Games got to do with this debate ? Sydney wins on the woke issues especially homosexuality - it has the Gay Mardi Gras. No more messages will be read by me from you as you are an emotional, irrational hot-head. Bye.
You should come to Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland. It's much greener and prettier than Sydney. Plus we are friendlier people. You will love it. Also a lot to see in QLD overall, beautiful beaches north and south of the city within a short drive. We'd love to see you.😃
The sea gull's around the Sydney CBD area near the water are aggressive at taking food out of peoples hands. They will fly up from behind someone and snatch the food away right from some one's hands. This happened to me and a friend. This wasn't the case 30 years ago, the birds have become smarter as time has gone on.
I'm a 73-year old Aussie, been eating pies all my life without sauce 'cos I love to savour the pastry and filling unadulterated - totally agree that sauce is only needed when it's a bad pie. On the other hand, I always have tomato sauce on pasties and sausage rolls!
When the weather's hotter you'll find you can actually swim at Barangaroo and people will go in their lunchtimes for a swim then head back to the office.
The rocks are not the oldest buildings of Sydney- the oldest buildings are in Parramatta, Harris Park, Rosehill and Ryde - Elizabeth Farm Rosehill 1793, Addington House -Ryde 1794, Experiment Farm Cottage- Harris Park - 1795, Old Government House - Parramatta 1799 and adjacent first dairy farm in 1798 - all in existence today - the British ruled Australia from Parramatta until independence on 1901 - The Rocks Sydney commenced building from 1815-1816
1 in 2 people get skin cancer. Not all skin cancers are deadly and can be removed in the GPs office. Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the two most common types of skin cancer and are usually easy to remove if detected early. Its melanoma that can be deadly if not caught early.
Great video! But what's with the description? None of this happens: 'In this episode, we dive into the vibrant and chilled neighbourhood of Randwick, located just outside the city centre. Known for its unique atmosphere and slightly more affordable vibe compared to surrounding areas, Randwick has so much to offer! We wrap up our visit with a pie hunt that leads us to the Lexington Place Bakery in Maroubra -a spot with some local charm in a neighbourhood often described as "sketchy" by the locals. Finally, we discover a stunning hidden gem: the Kamay Botany Bay National Park, home to breathtaking beaches and scenic views.'
good call! we have never made that mistake before 😭😂 The details are usually copied from the previous video and adjusted! thanks for letting us know :)
Yep, they tried a bunch of deterrents, including a moving eagle ‘scarecrow’ which the seagulls used as a perch, and the dogs were by far the most effective reducing food losses by over 80%. Best place to see them at work is at Opera bar.
Every tourist video is about the fanciful suburbs. Hangout in Claymore. I'm thinking this is akin to those touristers who only want to showcase the nice things.
The red brick building are locally manufactured bricks and locally built built not European, but obviously European settlers followed on with familiar architecture till local climate requirements proved the designs inadequate for living in.
It seems strange hearing someone say they are in one of the safest parts of Sydney. You would honestly be hard pressed to find parts of Australia that aren’t safe.
@@roddevereaux1830well if ppl were not stupid and had Brain cells to realise that crime just puts u and jail and isn’t good for ur reputation then maybe we wouldn’t have any.
My father was born in the Rocks in 1918. His grandfather had a business there and the family lived upstairs next to the Orient Hotel. The business was a ship providore and boarding house for trans shipping passengers from China or Hong Kong who were waiting for a ship to take them to New Zealand or islands in the Pacific. They also leased a building where the Overseas Terminal now stands for the boarding house. The patisserie that you went to in Argyle St is where my father worked up to the 1980s. Of course it wasn’t a patisserie then. It was called Federal Electrics and they did electrical work. They used to park their work vans in that laneway you picked up your coffee from, but in the mid 1970s they couldn’t park there any more as the paving was original convict laid stone and heritage listed. My father and his siblings and cousins played cricket in Kendall Lane and rode billy carts down Argyle Street as children.
Hi Margi,
What a great history. I’ve always loved the rocks, but alas it has also lost a lot of its history even in my life time (now 70).
Cheers, Neil.
Wow what an incredible story and were super grateful for you sharing it! thanks so much for the great little story of one of many people that lived here!
I hope you inherited some amazing photos from your ancestors ❤
@ We did. We have our grandfather’s and father’s photo albums showing life around The Rocks and around the Sydney Harbour Bridge after it was built. We also found a lot of documents in my grandmother’s house that my uncle had put into a tin in the bottom of a cupboard about the business such as bank accounts, passenger lists showing who was going to stay at the boarding house and where they were going to when their next ship came into port, a newspaper article about my grandfather as he and his brothers took over the business when my great grandfather retired. The business started in 1911 and finished in the late 1950s. Dad would tell us lots of stories about life in the Rocks. The suburb of Malabar is named after the ship that sank off the coast at Malabar in the 1930s. Dad told us that some of the crew on board were Chinese so his father took them back to the boarding house to stay until arrangements could be made to send them home.
The business also took travellers returning to China from the islands or New Zealand. They would sail to Sydney and wait for the next ship back to China or Hing Kong.
Australian Unions had to fight for their lives during that time and it made the union movement strong for the future.
Totally accurate advice re the Aussie sun - never to be underestimated.
Love Australians, so friendly
Very true! we had alot of fun that day :)
We mostly are. I'm no angel and was abit of a criminal years ago but I'll always help a tourist. I read so many Tom Clancy books I still expect every Irish couple to be bombmakers :P
@@potterj09 recently when I was in oz the locals were so helpful to this kiwi tourist. I appreciated it 😀
@marias8007 You're like our cousins. How could we not?
Northern English is also friendly. They are so curious
When you go to Manly come back on the ferry when the sun will set. You won't be disappointed looking towards the west beautiful sunset and the city and harbour bridge and Harbour in for the forefront. It'll be a memory that will last a lifetime.😎
Ohhh thats exactly what we did! it was magical :)
@@GlenAndMado well there ya go. 👌 Yeah coming back at sunset on the harbour is beautiful on a nice day.
Haha will be up tomorrow! it was super cool to experience though
Thanks, welcome to Australia have beer on me
I don't know what to say! We have never received such a huge amount from someone on TH-cam before! We honestly really really appreciate that and super grateful, thanks so much! this will definitely help our travels while exploring your great country :)
That’s a big beer!
Haha it will cover many coffees!
@@GlenAndMado You two must be really nice people to give these two travellers money that I'm sure they can do with ,,very nice gesture , as an Aussie I say Thank you.
Or a case😂
Hi Guy's, another great episode. I love your attitude and positive interaction with the locals. Have a great time in Sydney.
We always try to love and share the positive vibes everywhere we go
Love my city of Sydney would never live anywhere else go to the rocks a lot so much history there enjoy
Love my city Sydney. There are so many beautiful places you could go. Have you been to the northern beaches yet? You could go to Manly on the ferry, or to the Taronga zoo on the ferry. My favourite beach is Dee Why, where you can walk around to the rock side past the pool. You could do the northern walk from Manly along the waterfront.
Thanks G & M, I never saw Barangaroo-it looks fantastic. I did work @ The Regent Hotel ( now called the Four Seasons) so went to The Rocks a lot. x
You can actually catch an elevator from Barangaroo up to that park where you began entering the Rocks. I like that touch of futurism.
Hi Guy's plenty of German settlers came to the Gold feilds here 1850s I'm one descendant ..😊
I’ll give you a good all day adventure tip.
Catch the ferry early morning from the Quay to Manly. Walk out of the Manly Wharf and straight up the Corso. 300 metres down the corso you’ll hit Manly beach. Look north and just start walking. There’s walking tracks all the way up the beaches. You can walk along the beaches between the headlands.
A walk to Collaroy beach and back would be a good effort
As locals, we tend to be quite jaded about the area so I love that tourists enjoy the CBD.
I used to run most of those routes about where you wondered. Old days. Black wattle bay is another nice little area on the other side of the Anzac bridge. You could also probably do walk from the city towards redleaf pool, via the bays. Super posh area. I had a run route from the city centre to redleaf pool for a swim then back to work. Endless routes, I recommend lavender bay near the Luna park has a nice garden. You might have done that one. I forget 😅
I've been living in Sydney now for just over 20 years and there are always places to see things to do. I haven't been everywhere in Sydney so there are still things that not even I have experienced yet.
Shamefully Sydney knocked down a lot of the beautiful old buildings and built horrible 1970's buildings, luckily we now protect these treasures and restore them as part of our history. Take a trip to the QVB to see some a beautiful old building, hey were going to knock it down, luckily it was saved.
Yeah thats what the gentleman we talked to mentioned, very sad indeed. If that was today it would definitely never happen :(
That's why i find Melbourne has more cultural buildings, when i went to both cities back in May/June.
@@miaomiao07 They also got rid of a lot of their older buildings as well, unfortunately....
In the early seventies Jack Mundey and the Builders Labourers Federation union put “green bans” on historic buildings and open green spaces and refused to work on destroying them and replacing them. It was very controversial at the time, they were accused of stifling progress and much more and vilified in the newspapers. Twenty odd years later Jack Mundey was made a life member of the Australian Conservation Foundation. Without Jack and the BLF there would be no Rocks area and few if any historic buildings.
Wish we could get rid of all of these Gronks
Welcome to Australia.
Have you been to the Blue Mountains yet? You can get there from Sydney on the train (although it does take an hour or so) but it is VERY well worth it. Lots to see and do. You could also get out to the Royal National Park (in Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney) if you can. There are fantastic walks and beaches.
I've lived in Sydney my whole life, and it's only gotten better and better. So proud to live here.
It’s only gotten more and more unaffordable
I work for one of the nurseries that grew the plants for the Barangaroo headland park, I have been there many times as it was redeveloped from the old docks that were there and the original shore line was restored, you missed the park though.
Excellent Video and welcome to Sydney, I hope you enjoy your stay.!!
Mado has really nice hair. Enjoy your stay in Australia.
Barangaroo was the wife of Bennelong. Bennelong Point is the sight of the Opera House.
Greatest people on earth and Sydney is the most beautiful overall city in the world. Not one can compare with the beautiful water right on the city and buildings.
Excellent. You're having some great weather too.
@@modfus haha yeah true that! It was a little while ago but it was so hot!
Glen, the units you pointed out that look back at the opera house. They used to be Government owned housing for low income earners (like council housing) but the government kicked everyone out & sold it to developers
your joking!! thats insane. I can't believe they used to be council hoses haha.
Houseos don't need waterfront apartments 😂
@roddevereaux1830 you should see the ocean front location that houseo's have in Belambi just south of Wollongong
@@GlenAndMado Yes Glen and Mado That's Exactly what happened, EXACTLY the Conservative State Govt.at the time just threw the old folks ok ,,OK they did find them other acomodation but it was miles out of Sydney and none of them wanted to go.
Australia🇦🇺 looks so nice I would love to go
There a number of Bourke Street Bakery stores - one just five minutes from my house. The cookbooks are available. Cheesy mash is quite nice!
Oim glad you both enjoyed the meat poi. ❤❤❤❤
it was amazing haha
If you get the chance to do a walk above Star Casino to the point at Pyrmont from Darling harbour you may get to see my Grandfather's park overlooking Jones wharf. The James Watkinson Memorial Park. A beautiful view. I grew up in one of the terrace houses 122 Bowman Street
Thanks for the insight, David! Can't believe your grandfather owns a park, though! I would have loved to hear more about your grandfather's background if we ever met in Sydney! we're actually down in Adelaide now, haha. Such an inspiration, though, that you got to live around such a cool place!
@GlenAndMado Haha, he doesn't own it, but it was left to the people of Sydney in his memory as he was quite famous in sport and a local character in the 20s through 50s.
We now live in Melbourne after 20 years of travelling the world and living in different countries. Now, in our 70's we enjoy Melbourne life and our Children and grandchildren being close. Safe travels. David and Heidi
Welcome to beautiful Australia 🇦🇺 ❤️
Bit of trivial information. Paul Hogan was working on top of the harbour bridge when he was discovered. A few years later, Crocodile Dundee. Enjoy our country 🙏
The Fortune of War Hotel is one the last places where Aussies soldiers had a few before sailing off to the Boer Wars in South Africa and to Europe to fight in WWI.
The Queen Victoria Building {QVB} is well worth a walk through! and also Hyde Park!
Glen, you often have to turn the pie upside down when it's hall eaten so the inside doesn't fall out.
Another great video. I haven't been to Barangaroo for a while. I'll catch a ferry there or drive to Darling Harbour, then walk to Barangaroo. If you like seafood, the Crown has all you can eat seafood in the Epicurean Restaurant
18:21 Those apartments you're pointing at were housing commission (social housing) until recently sold off.
Barangaroo is the wife name of Bennelong who was the first full blood aboriginal to be presented to Queen Victoria - The Sydney opera house is on Bennelong point where Bennelong and his wife - Barangaroo had a house and land on Sydney harbour. - granted by her majesty Queen Victoria
Wasn't that so nice of Queen Victoria to give Bennelong and Barangaroo a piece of their own land to live on , The British were so generous to the inhabitants of Australia after the Brits. came and took over the place from the original owners, very nice LOL :-(( After all they didn't Have to do that ,,did they eh.
@@LeonardSmith-qv8do I'm merely stating facts not condoning acts, yet it was common at the time of settlement for European powers at the time to seize land, they deemed lands not under a recognised government
Not sure if you've tried it already but look up Harry's Cafe De Wheels for some delicious Aussie pies 😊
You missed my favourite pub in The Rocks. if you get a chance walk back up Argyle St and head to The Glenmore 😁
Yes they sell beer at the Glenmore pub
I have to say that Robert (blue shirt) has so beautiful voice and he was so lovely person
Guys, while you're on your pastry and pie tour of Sydney lol, you will have to check out Lode Pies. Be warned, absolutely kick-ass pastries but they will make your bank balance tremble in fear lol
Hi, have you had a walk down Macquarie St? I worked at Sydney Hospital 47 yrs ago, it also has a museum which is interesting.
When you go to Dunsborough in WA the Beef Vindaloo pie is sensational
So clean
Are you going to be there long enough for NEW YEARS! best fireworks ever
I had my 30th bday at the Lowenbrau at the Rocks. What a good fun night we had there. 👌
what was the hightlight?? Its a really cool place, we didn't expect it to be that good!
@GlenAndMado highlight there was they do games and after a few beers we had a hammer and a nail. 1st to hit the nail flush with he table top wins. I had no chance as a was next to a guy who was a builder. 🤣
They had a band playing too.
After that we ended up at the Orient pub just down from there.
After to that was back to Bondi beach where some of my friends lived. Ended going down to the beach at 3am for a quick nudie swim. 🤣 😜
Much Love and blessings from the best travel destination in the world. The paradise island
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@@traveltectours6561 ohh thanks for tuning in all the way from beautiful Sri Lanka! 🇱🇰
Sydney y Australia is a safe. Country my friend I live in Australia 36 years is a beautiful country
Exactly like idk why they said that aus is a safe place compared to America we care for our ppl can’t say the government has our best interests but us as people we care for our environment and surroundings there r people in aus that don’t align with Australian value I don’t consider them part of this country because those r the problems in our land
Wait till the woke brigade destroys it.
Have you been claymore ?
You missed SYDNEY’S HOME OF GUINNESS & GOOD TIMES!
AUSTRALIA’S LONGEST RUNNING IRISH PUB
The Mercantile Hotel Built in 1914 and opened in 1915, The Mercantile was established to replace the old Mercantile Rowing Club Hotel. It has since become an iconic pub in The Rocks
25 George St The Rocks
Sydney,
We live in Hawkesbury valley just outside Sydney in the bush we go into Sydney one day a week walk around all those places have lunch in there when you where at Barangaroo’s the walk on the foreshore around to the rock under the bridge is one of the best in sydney
It’s not a river. It’s a harbour. It does eventually run into the Parramatta River, but the Rocks is on the harbour.
There was a ghost spotted just recently in an upstairs window during the day in The Fortunes of War pub. A group of people spotted it
Awesome video.
for your next trip around the foreshores, try the Domain, NSW Art Gallery and the Botanic Bardens, thank me for the suggestion later.
Or even the Botanic Gardens 😀. Yeah, great suggestions.
You guys are lucky the euro is strong. Was in europe and bloody hells its so expensive to eat out
Nice video guys.
Some cracking beers in the Fortune of war.
Try the Metro. The new stations are works of art.
We Would love to meet you guys in Sydney if you are still there next week.
13:29 Not the first, just the oldest remaining. "oldest" to survive / still be used as a hotel.
You missed the park! That's the best bit of Barangaroo. It was right in front of you (starts at the bush in the background at 11.46). When you were just about to enter it you turned away (12:15) to the right back into The Rocks, instead of left into the park. It has lots of pathways bush, rocks and open areas so that it restores something of that area's original form.
BTW Barangaroo was a person in the early days of the colony. She was a fisher-woman and was married to Bennelong. He became fairly positive about the colonists, became friends with the first Governor and travelled by sea with him to the UK and later returned. Bennelong Point is where the Opera House is located.
In contrast, Barangaroo was quite negative about the colonists, only rarely interacted with them and thought they were bad news. Her ashes were spread after she died in the garden of the Governor, near Circular Quay.
Righttt!! They missed the best part of it! The walk path there is so beautiful along the water and lovely green area there too! I was waiting for them to see that part of Barangaroo 😭😭
I know I know unfortunately we were tight on time that day :( We had to skip it so we could explore manly aswell! we will make it back one of the days and check it out though!
haha I know tight on time :(
@@GlenAndMadoit’s okay! but you guys should check it out some day it’s wonderful! 😉
See you both in Manly. ❤❤❤❤
will be our next small episode! :)
Woolloomooloo pie cart - near Navy base if you want a pie.
G'day beautiful people. ❤❤❤❤
Hey hey wally hope your having a great day
The grammatically correct version of the title is "We didn't expect Sydney to look like this!"
Twenty kilometre park?? Sounds like it's going to stretch nearly to Sutherland 🙂
Funny to think that on my mother's side, my forefather came over here in the 1700's. Involuntarily of course, he was Irish ☘️ 😂
You both are awesome . You appreciate other people’s countries .That isn’t true that one in every two people get skin cancer in Australia . I know a lot of people who never ended up with skin cancer .
We do our best to embrace it to the fullest! for some reason I searched it or seen a tv add or so before about it, maybe I'm wrong. I'm glad its not 1 in every 2 people then because them statistics seem abit isnane!
@ I lived most of my life and most of my friends and relatives did not have it . Some people do get skin cancer from the sun but it can be from other things . A healthy diet full of antioxidants is the best bet as it helps protect the skin . I can’t wait to see more of your lovely videos .
If you headed towards the harbour bridge (left at the Orient Hotel instead of right) you would have found the Irish pub. Love music on weekends. You only saw half of The Rocks.
The Mercantile ... they pour a perfect Guiness there too
You missed the park. It's around the headland.
Barangaroo was actually the leader of the Eora Nation, during the days of European colonisation. She was the wife of Bennelong.
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If you haven't been to Melbourne, I suggest that you do. It has beautiful old buildings and fantastic, unique skyscrapers. Melbourne wa the richest city in the world in the 1850s due to the gold rush. It has a lot to offer and has a different vibe to Sydney. "Sydney is a show-off and Melbourne is substance. Sydney is the film and Melbourne is the book'.
By substance do you mean the rubbish all over the place? Just back from Melbourne I gotta say it’s filthy compared to Sydney.
@@Glenn-ei3xp No I do not. By 'substance' I mean that it has depth, a background of support, more than first impressions. Melbourne is the cultural, academic, arts and sports city of Australia. Sydney is superficial.
@@barnowl. certainly plenty of depth in the garbage I noticed. Not to mention that open sewer running through the middle of the city. Sports capital? Yep the upcoming commonwealth games should be great. Oh wait.🤷🏼♂️
Melbourne is woke capital of Australia I’ll give it that
@barnowl Why do so many Melburnians have such an inferiority complex when it comes to Sydney? This video is about Sydney. Nothing to do with Melbourne, but you seethe with Jealousy when watching it.
@@Glenn-ei3xp Sarcasm is the lowest form of humour. Melbourne does not have a garbage problem. It is a clean city. The river looks dirty because of the silty soil areas it runs through from the mountain. It is not a sewer. The water is clean. What has the Commonwealth Games got to do with this debate ? Sydney wins on the woke issues especially homosexuality - it has the Gay Mardi Gras. No more messages will be read by me from you as you are an emotional, irrational hot-head. Bye.
You should come to Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland. It's much greener and prettier than Sydney. Plus we are friendlier people. You will love it. Also a lot to see in QLD overall, beautiful beaches north and south of the city within a short drive. We'd love to see you.😃
@@kathyb6952 hey hey we will be staying in Brisbane for 3 months around Christmas time! So excited to check it out ❤️🙌
Friendlier? 😂 Didn't see many unfriendly people in this video
Small city syndrome
You guys missed the “beach” at Barangaroo! You can actually swim there
The sea gull's around the Sydney CBD area near the water are aggressive at taking food out of peoples hands. They will fly up from behind someone and snatch the food away right from some one's hands. This happened to me and a friend. This wasn't the case 30 years ago, the birds have become smarter as time has gone on.
It’s why there are dog patrols around the eateries surrounding the Opera House. They chase the seagulls away from the customers.
There is an actual dress code in Barangaroo except for 1 company that owns the top floor
You got to have tomato sauce on ya pie. 👌
That's definitely an Australian thing hahaha, we actually prefer it without it most of the time. Its only required when its a bad pie 😛😉
@GlenAndMado no it's a must have. 😎
I'm a 73-year old Aussie, been eating pies all my life without sauce 'cos I love to savour the pastry and filling unadulterated - totally agree that sauce is only needed when it's a bad pie. On the other hand, I always have tomato sauce on pasties and sausage rolls!
@@Danger_Mouse3619 Danger_mouse "If its good it wont need it and if its bad it wont help it " :-))
The road was carved out during the construction of the harbour bridge in the late 1920s not convicts
Can’t beat NZ Pies 😋😉
Cant beat em But can you eat em ?
Sydney's Vietnamese suburban bakeries make the best curried beef pies in the Universe. Taught to bake by the French colonials.
When the weather's hotter you'll find you can actually swim at Barangaroo and people will go in their lunchtimes for a swim then head back to the office.
The rocks are not the oldest buildings of Sydney- the oldest buildings are in Parramatta, Harris Park, Rosehill and Ryde - Elizabeth Farm Rosehill 1793, Addington House -Ryde 1794, Experiment Farm Cottage- Harris Park - 1795, Old Government House - Parramatta 1799 and adjacent first dairy farm in 1798 - all in existence today - the British ruled Australia from Parramatta until independence on 1901 - The Rocks Sydney commenced building from 1815-1816
True, but they are all stand alone buildings, not an entire precinct like The Rocks.
1 in 2 people get skin cancer. Not all skin cancers are deadly and can be removed in the GPs office. Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the two most common types of skin cancer and are usually easy to remove if detected early. Its melanoma that can be deadly if not caught early.
By the time you leave Sydney, Mado is going to weigh 20kg heavier from all the beautiful pastries 😂😂🤣🤣
@@-PORK-CHOP- not with all the walking they do 😂
haha it would definitely seem that way but we definitely get enough gym sessions in and walks to make up for it 😂😛
We try to get enough in anyways haha
Sydney is expensive but it's the best city in the world
Great video! But what's with the description? None of this happens:
'In this episode, we dive into the vibrant and chilled neighbourhood of Randwick, located just outside the city centre. Known for its unique atmosphere and slightly more affordable vibe compared to surrounding areas, Randwick has so much to offer!
We wrap up our visit with a pie hunt that leads us to the Lexington Place Bakery in Maroubra -a spot with some local charm in a neighbourhood often described as "sketchy" by the locals. Finally, we discover a stunning hidden gem: the Kamay Botany Bay National Park, home to breathtaking beaches and scenic views.'
good call! we have never made that mistake before 😭😂 The details are usually copied from the previous video and adjusted! thanks for letting us know :)
@@GlenAndMado Haha, these things happen easily. Thanks again for you great videos. :)
Sydney Harbour Seagull Patrol, with a dog ! 🐕🚶♂️
Maybe a better idea would be to have someone with a trained eagle, on their arm ! :)
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Yep, they tried a bunch of deterrents, including a moving eagle ‘scarecrow’ which the seagulls used as a perch, and the dogs were by far the most effective reducing food losses by over 80%. Best place to see them at work is at Opera bar.
You see a lot of red brick houses in the suburbs of Sydney still....
skyscrapers in australia they're known as high rises
So funny. Famous beef brisket pie. Actually never heard of it and I have lived in AU my whole life
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Every tourist video is about the fanciful suburbs. Hangout in Claymore. I'm thinking this is akin to those touristers who only want to showcase the nice things.
Bro it's not that kind of vlog go watch Spanian if you want that
The red brick building are locally manufactured bricks and locally built built not European, but obviously European settlers followed on with familiar architecture till local climate requirements proved the designs inadequate for living in.
It seems strange hearing someone say they are in one of the safest parts of Sydney. You would honestly be hard pressed to find parts of Australia that aren’t safe.
Even the worst spots you're not really going to get approached they usually just fight with each other
@@roddevereaux1830well if ppl were not stupid and had Brain cells to realise that crime just puts u and jail and isn’t good for ur reputation then maybe we wouldn’t have any.
Australia is safe tho we’re not America and guns r banned like vapes r about to be it’s stupid ppl who have nothing to do in there time that ruin it
Try Alice springs ,dubbo , lakemba, rooty hill, airds, claymore after midnight.😂
That pie looked way overcooked almost burnt, probably from two days previous.
Ar.. the lucky country..
Glen and Mado , Question: have you considered living in Australia ? you could do worse y'know LoL !