I discover that my tastes have changed in the years I was in Sydney. I'm rather less interested in pubs than I once was, and more interested in parks. Also, I've a taste for heritage and architecture I lacked in my feckless twenties. All this means is, there's parts of Newcastle I've never really explored before - and I'm having great fun doing so now. Today I headed to the East End (please click on pics to enlarge).
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| Customs House Hotel |
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| Quirky bench |
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| Laneway houses |
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Foreshore park, once a railway goods yard. The shed has been preserved, the turning circle reclaimed.
Heaven for a rail fan! |
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| This is what actual damage done by tree roots looks like. NCC? |
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| Playground reflecting the area's rail heritage |
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| A swing for children who use a wheelchair - what a wonderful idea |
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| I wish Felipe's was a real thing; then Newcastle really would be hipster central |
I used to live in the top story of a terrace just a few up from Felipes when it was a hairdressers. And as the name suggests, he was flamboyant.
ReplyDeleteA retro hairdressers with those helmet hairdryers. That would be a thing. I got my wedding hair done at a place in Marrickville called Yeah Hair Baby - psychadelic theme, swirling green and orange colour scheme.
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