It was only a short walk from our accommodation @consciouscat was at a training all day so I just enjoyed the hotel breakfast and then headed out for a wander. I have been to both these place before, but it was a while ago and I was interested to see if it had changed.
It was only a short walk from our accommodation @consciouscat was at a training all day so I just enjoyed the hotel breakfast and then headed out for a wander. I have been to both these place before, but it was a while ago and I was interested to see if it had changed.
Chinese New Year was just around the corner and decorations and preparations were everywhere.
Chinese New Year was just around the corner and decorations and preparations were everywhere.
The Entrance to Paddy’s market was just as I remembered it. I was hoping to be early and beat the crowd.
The Entrance to Paddy's market was just as I remembered it. I was hoping to be early and beat the crowd.
Paddy’s Market has been a bit of a landmark since the 1800s in Sydney its name is believed to originate from Irish emigrants that where some of the earliest traders.
Paddy's Market has been a bit of a landmark since the 1800s in Sydney its name is believed to originate from Irish emigrants that where some of the earliest traders. 
They still sell all the commercial tourist junk. I used to buy it as a young person, I wonder how rich I would be now if I had only ever bought what I needed and not all the stuff I just wanted. A safe little compounding interest account would have worked wonders.
They still sell all the commercial tourist junk. I used to buy it as a young person, I wonder how rich I would be now if I had only ever bought what I needed and not all the stuff I just wanted. A safe little compounding interest account would have worked wonders.
The whole lot was not as big as I remember, maybe I was early and was able to move through faster with less crowds. The pineapples seem expensive, but I suppose they have to come all the way down from my home state in Queensland.
The whole lot was not as big as I remember, maybe I was early and was able to move through faster with less crowds. The pineapples seem expensive, but I suppose they have to come all the way down from my home state in Queensland.
Chins town is just across the road.
Chins town is just across the road.
Lucky, I don’t have to catch the bus home. I have only ever done one of these hop on hop off bus tours. It worked pretty well to get around and see lots of Washington DC, I suppose it would be good here in Sydney too if you had limited time.
Lucky, I don't have to catch the bus home. I have only ever done one of these hop on hop off bus tours. It worked pretty well to get around and see lots of Washington DC, I suppose it would be good here in Sydney too if you had limited time.