Sydney Day 3 - Neighborhoods and weekend hustle and bustle

 On a neighborhood stroll on Saturday morning. First, that's the house we are staying at, a former Bed & Breakfast, now an AirBnB with 8 rooms, surrounded by greenery and very convenient in regard to public transport and infrastructure. Glebe is a so-called "inner-western suburb" of Sydney, only about 3 km away from downtown. 'The Glebe' was a land grant given by Governor Arthur Philip to Reverend Johnson in 1790. 

It's a cozy neighborhood with a main axle along which little mom&pop stores, cafés, bakeries and shops row up. It's said that it has a big students' population thanks to the nearby Sydney University. It became hot today, pure sun till late afternoon, around 30 deg C.

Open public little library and main (Anglikan) church in Glebe (below)

Glebe Markets, a mix of artisanal, vintage and flea market (above) and a mural in Glebe (there are not so many to be found in Sydney! - below)

The old Tram Depot (now a mall)

Darling Harbour (below) - for us the more impressive harbour because of its skyline. Also, there is the Australian National Maritime Museum (white building on the left), not only a museum with exhibitions, but, also a couple of boats, a submarine, a lighthouse etc. to climb on and explore. Had arranged tickets and fully enjoyed it.
 

Most interesting to us was the replica of James Cook's HMB Endeavour (below). On this vessel, James Cook and his crew took their epic 1768-71 world voyage. Famous botanist Joseph Banks was part of the team and he was the one collecting and scientifically analyzing what flora and fauna they found. 

After our effort failed to get on one of the busses to Bondi Beach (they were packed to the limit), we came up with a Plan B, and went to the Museum of Sydney to learn more about history. Proudly we can say, that we've visited all major museums of Sydney! On to the Central Business District, equally packed with people, especially Pitt Street Mall, a modern pedestrian mall with many (upscale/popular) brand stores and some nice historic malls like the Arcades below.

 

Crowds became too much for us soon, and, we took the train out to Wentworth Park and the Fish Market. Stomach was empty and they had concerts going on. So, we got our fill of seafood and fish (below: a mixed platter and Barramundi - sea bass), were sitting on the stands around the open-air stage and it was a great end of the day with some sort of sunset under the clouds.