The Heart of Sydney

28 november 2009

If Sydney was a heart, then the city is on the brink of a major heart attack.

Its main roads are permanently clogged and this weekend was no exception. I braved the 34 degree day and ventured up onto the busy Parramatta rd... why? ...for a 20% sale!

Earlier in the week a friend at work shot me through an email of something I might be interested in... a hand printed fabric shop over in Annandale that was having a sale. I figured I may be able to pick up a couple of hand made things to festive up the place for our first xmas at home, or draw some inspiration for some future screen printing projects. Either way I couldn’t resist.

So I packed my camera, a large bottle of water and plastered on the sunscreen. My ride was fun, but the roads were busy, every road is busy... in particular Parramatta rd; it’s one of the main arteries into the city and it’s bloody awful to drive on let alone ride on. Picture, six pot holed lanes, filled with traffic lights, where one can pick up a wedding dress or a second hand car. And it’s shabby, really shabby. Lucky for me it doesn’t have much pedestrian traffic, so I rode the pavement.

I arrived at Annadale, one okkey strap lighter (must have fallen off on a bump), locked up Elliot and headed into the shop to drool over the beautiful hand printed fabrics. A load of new ideas sprang to mind, one really does need to learn how to sew first! That didn’t stop me from picking up some printed linen napkins for xmas dinner and tree decorations.

On the way home, I made a stop at Shenkin Cafe (from my video) to say ‘Hi’ to the guys and grab a well earned icy cold drink with Chris - Elliot was perched next to the cafe window, being admired by passers by (including a thirsty Rottweiler who stopped for a drink!). Afterwards we checked out a flat for sale up the road, which was lovely, but Sydney prices along with its roads are enough to make anyone’s heart skip a beat.

Add comment

Comments (1)