Weekend in the City on Bikes- Part one

11 january 2010

The month long Sydney festival kicked off at the weekend with a bang. This year sees a pretty good line up, and i'm off to see Grizzly Bear on Wednesday night and can't wait! The design theme of the festival is very yellow and every time I see the ad I can't help being reminded of a Coldplay gig (Yellow balls etc). Nevertheless I quite like the black typography and the yellow is rather lively.

So we skipped the Saturday crowd and decided to hit the streets with Elliot and JD instead. The sun had been beating down all day, so we left late afternoon to avoid getting burnt and headed towards the eastern suburbs for a ride round Centennial Park.

I must admit the heat had put me in the mood of an angry scorpion... I was very volatile and ready to strike at any given moment... and don't be fooled Sydney's hills weren't helping any. I cursed ignorant drivers as I rode behind JD and eventually hit the pavement, where I continued to curse the council. The lack of dropped curbs is disgusting, being handicapped in this part of the city would suck.

We did finally reach the Parklands, where I at last cracked a smile and gulped some water; it was comforting to see some green with bike tracks! We took the 3.5km Grand Drive track at a very leisurely pace. We then cut through the middle of the park to investigate other areas only stopping to take 5 under the shade of a large leafy tree, and check out the horse riding.





Upon leaving I frowned at the hum of traffic, but soon realised the ride home was predominantly downhill. This I could do, and once home with the bikes inside, an icy cold shower awaited me.
 

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