The Rocks

The oldest part of Sydney is an area downtown called the Rocks; a wonderful facility that tells the story of the neighbourhood is the Rocks Discovery Museum. We were in time, after touring the exhibits, to join a "walk around the block," led by a museum guide. In the 1850's there used to be 50 pubs in the area! We were told that watermen, as water taxi drivers were called, would hang out in the pubs until someone needed a ride across the harbour.
The sandstone blocks used for buildings were all cut by hand from the rocky shore.

We met up with Graeme and Rebeka, and walked through the Sunday market stalls.
Tied up at the wharf below the Rocks was a massive cruise ship: