Big Bolts Harbour Bridge

Looking due east across the bolts at the base of the bridge.

Morning Mist Newport

Waiting for the bus, waiting for the sunrise to hit the sandstone cliffs at Newport Beach.

Chain hanging

A father teaches his son the joys of chain hanging.

The hinge of the bridge. They have big spanners to fit this, really.

Sydeny Harbour Bridge Climb

You can see these hardy souls making their way under the bridge before the long climb.

Ibiza Cafe

Iconic Avalon cafe.

Napoleon's Grave

Originally a home and hospital for aged and unwell soldiers, the name is a shortened form of hôpital des invalides. Under the golden dome of Les Invalides is the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte. Initiated in 1670 by King Louis XIV, the building retained its primary function of a retirement home and hospital for military veterans until the early twentieth century.



Napoleon was initially interred on Saint Helena, but King Louis-Philippe arranged for his remains to be brought to France in 1840. Napoleon's ashes were first buried in the Chapelle Saint-Jérôme in the Invalides until his final resting place was finished in 1861.

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Caught in the Act

Mural man in a Paddington side street. Obviously an authorised tagger otherwise he would be wearing a uniform, of sorts.


Here is the face before the black detail.

Walsh Bay Warehouse and Bridge

The Bridge dominates the Harbour, hard to imagine it not being there.

The Red Ensign

From 1901 to 1954 the Red Ensign was used as a civil flag by State and local governments, private organisations and individuals. Today the Red Ensign is the flag flown on Australian mercantile shipping.

From 1901 to 1954, the current Australian flag (the Blue Ensign), was reserved for use only by the Commonwealth Government, the Australian Olympic team and the military as a saluting flag at all reviews and ceremonial parades.

The White Ensign is a naval ensign used by ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1967 onwards.

Jumping off the rocks

The surf was big last Sunday and these boys decided to have some fun jumping into the alley.

Path to the pool

In the coolest summer ever we finally got a sunny hot weekend, this is the path down to Avalon Pool last Sunday. Water temperature 21 degrees Celcius.

Messerschmitt Bubble Car

This cute car is often seen around Avalon. It is a real head turner. It is a Messerschmitt KR175 Made in 1952 at their Regensburg factory in Germany.
It has a 173 cc Fichtel & Sachs air-cooled single cylinder two-stroke engine positioned in front of the rear wheel. It is good to see them out on the streets rather than in a museum.

John Lennon's Grave

John Lennon has no known grave. After he was cremated at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York, his ashes were kept by Yoko Ono. Some believe his ashes were scattered in Strawberry Fields, a place dedicated to him in New York's Central Park. It is just across the road from the Dakota building where he was shot by Mark Chapman on 8 December 1980.


Strawberry Fields named after one of his songs, "Strawberry Fields Forever." It was designed by landscape architect Bruce Kelly.

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Thong vending machine

Summer in Sydney means you wear thongs. Here in the Galeries Victoria there is a new vending machine in case you are caught short. Handy measuring templates on the floor.