Out into the suburbs to Sydenham station - handy for where I was really heading - Marrickville
Took a detour here!
The view from our table
Another view of the interior
A short walk down the road - named after the 80s Labour Prime Minister Bob Hawke who died in 2019. There's a brewery on the premises. Oh yes, Bob Hawke co-founded the brewery.
Whay aren't bowling clubs in the UK this cool?
I am not sure I understand this sign, but it is adjacent to the bowls club
Lawn bowling is officially cool! Or certainly a cool place to hang out on a Sunday afternoon.
Boss Kebabs
There are eight breweries in Marrickville - this is the third on Sydenham Road.
I did not have party business to moved on!
Walking down the residential part of Illawarra Road
Not sure if this qualifies as an "ute" but itstill shouts of being Australian
Marrickville Road - note the greek flags
Spotted this 'car'...
...From the smile I think it, spotted me too! It's the only right hand drive vehicle that I noticed in Australia but I'm not sure that makes it street legal!
I went on to discover that the Chemist Warehouse is ubiquitous in Sydney
Illawarra Road greengrocers and a glimpe of Jacaranda
On Illawarra Road
There's a lot going on overhead here!
Minor evidence of a Greek connection...
The pleasant interior of the Batch Brewing Co brewery and tap
A large mural painted on the walls of Marrickville Bowling and Recreation Club
Emerging from Erskineville station on my second visit to the "Inner West"
The rather pleasant homes opposite that exit from Eskineville station
In this part of Sydney, it's quite rare to find a pub that does not have an art deco imprint. I guess Erskineville has one!
Somewhat less glamourous that othe post offices that I spotted...
Only a few yards to walk before encountering a art deco pub.
This is Fleetwood Macchiato which turned out to be listed in the Lonely Planet Sydney guide.
Yet another excellent flat white with change from £2.50.
The Martin Luther King mural, King St., Newtown, Sydney. It was painted in 1991 by Andrew Aiken and Juilee Pryor with the aboriginal flag added later at the base.
A crumbling but elegant facade on King Street.
Eight days after my first visit, a return to Marrickville. This bar is up for sale, 12 Taps was maybe one too many for an area with many bars and breweries.
Outdoor seating for a cafe and independent businesses on Marrickville Road,
Weathered faded art deco architecture of the Marrickville Hotel
Complete with playful decorative figures above the canopy, and art deco architecture, The Exchange Hotel, Marrickville
Nelson Mandela on Froff & Brew, Illawarra Road
True smiles? On Marrickville Road.
Colourful architecture on Marrickville Road
More canopy top figures at the Royal Exchange Hotel
made590 - 'locally made clothing' in Marrickville
