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Finlay & Son no 917 is a hip little cafe located along Beaufort Street in Inglewood. I liked the fact that it was further up away from the hustle and bustle of Mt Lawley. It meant the crowds were thinner and there were plenty of street parking. I met up with a couple of friends on a Sunday for lunch. Given the hot Perth weather, a scorcher at 38 degrees that day, we opted to sit inside in the aircon.
After spending the afternoon on foot, we popped into the Belgium Beer Cafe in The Rocks for a break and snack. Then it was onto the evening walking tour of The Rocks. This walking tour delved deeper into the history of The Rocks, the site of Australia’s first European settlement. We walked through dark laneways. Listened to stories of the various pubs and historical buildings in the area. Our guide Ross, who is also the owner founder of IM FREE walking tours, was entertaining and gave the stories a sense of fun and intrigue. Stories included Australia’s largest bank robbery, the first hanging and the plague in Sydney.
Continuing on my Sydney photo series. After my morning exploration of Sydney’s Hyde Park and St Mary’s Cathedral, I continued my walk towards the Sydney’s CBD. As it was a Sunday in the city, the city was packed with shoppers, buskers and tourists. I dropped by Gumption for a coffee in The Strand arcade. If I had more time, the streets of Sydney would be the perfect place to be doing some street photography.
Sydney is Australia’s most famous and iconic city. Back in September last year, I made my first trip to Sydney. I spent a week exploring some of Sydney most popular tourist attractions, eating delicious food and taking a lot of photos. My good friend Mike, a Sydney local, kindly took out some time out of his busy week to play tourist guide. He took us down to Canberra for a day and then to the Blue Mountains on another day. This will the first post of many for my Sydney photo series.
It’s that time again when the calendar rolls over to the new year. Welcome 2017. After being inspired by Chris Guillebeau’s annual review process, I started my own goal settling/year planning a few years ago. 2016 has been my most intentional year to date. This year I’ll be sharing some of my results from my 2016 annual review and also my plans for 2017 in the area of photography and travel here on the blog.
2016 has certainly flown by, on a photographic, personal and professional level, it has been a good year with many challenges, highs and definitely much to be grateful for. I have lived more intentionally and really tried to balance the my five value areas: Health, Relationships, Passion, Contribution and Growth. On the world stage it has been a very eventful year. While sometimes it feels like there is a lot of negativity around the around, there are also plenty of people who are out there doing good positive work. We can’t control the many varied events which occur in life, what you can control is yourself and your own response to the events around you.