A Weekend in the City on Bikes - Part Two

18 january 2010

I apologise for the delay on this but the week has been manic... excuses, excuses, I know.

So the second part of a weekend in the city, saw Chris and myself take a ride (dare I say it) over the bridge to Kirribilli's art and design market. For me this seemed like a long ride, approximately 10kms of backstreets and busy roads until you meet with the iconic coathanger... the Sydney Harbour Bridge.



Riding over the bridge was a brand new experience for us both, turning our faces into ones of first time tourists doing a picture postcard activity...our grins were huge, and also it meant we were nearly there! The end of the bridge saw a meeting with the stairs and a very steep bike ramp...not looking forward to that one on the way home! The bike path across the bridge had lead us straight to the markets... and shade! Yet strangely no bike parking!. So JD and Elliot stayed with us, disabling me from looking too much and definitely not buying! We eventually found a random pole and locked up the pair and kept wandering.




Feeling a little on the sweaty side, we pulled up a grassy patch and knocked back some water. Deciding the markets were done, we grabbed the bikes and ventured around Kirribilli... another first. Our ride gave us harbour views, hills (boo) and eventually some well earned caffeine... I was beginning to flag.

The way home saw us take a detour, and head for Circular Quay. We took the bikes around to the Opera house and indulged in the views. With the Sydney festival in full swing it was a little crowded, but kind of fun people swerving! After hitting a dead end - the Botanical Gardens 'No Bikes Allowed' sign - we headed back through the city and home, showing Chris my daily ride, it was a familiar but nice feeling. Maybe I'm becoming a local after all!

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