Cockatoo Island - 悉尼鹦鹉岛
March 6
Cockatoo Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site at the junction of the Parramatta and Lane Cove River in Sydney Harbour. The small island was used for imprisoning convicts. The prison on the island was even built by the convicts. The island can be reached by ferry. Later on, the island became a shipyard for military and commercial ships. Now, the island provides staycation accommodations. An array of tents are spread across the lawn facing Sydney Harbour with a view of Sydney Bridge. It has beautiful view of the harbor. There were a lot of high school students visiting the island when we were there. The weather was nice.
Tents in Cockatoo Island
We ferried out to Darling Harbour from the island. The people working in office buildings in the area were having lunch in the restaurants in the harbor. It was very busy and popular. We didn’t have lunch there since we had a place in mind: Peter’s Fish Market. We walked to the market and had fried fish, oysters, etc. over there. Then, we walked back over Pyrmont Bridge to another market, Paddy’s market. In the market, there are many small booths selling various goods from luggage to shoes. We did a quick tour in the market then we took the L2 light rail back to the hotel.
Connie was so tired so she stayed in the room. Chenggang adventured out for another historic site visit, Susannah Place. This three-story former cottage and store buildings were built in 1838. But in 1900s, after the outbreak of plague, just like today’s COVID-19, the government took over the area to make public housings for low income family. The tour of the house and the stories associated with it were very interesting and fascinating.
Connie’s college friend took us to Little Snail restaurant to taste nice French Cuisine. The restaurant is located in the Darling Harbor. Connie had snails and Chenggang had grilled kangaroo meat. Kangaroo meat tastes like beef. It was very good, delicious.
