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| St. John's Cathedral behind me |
For my seventh day in Sydney, Tito Bru decided to show me around Parramatta, a suburb where Tita A and Tito Bru used to live. It was a very peaceful place and had a beautiful park, open for anyone who just wants to relax or just enjoy the surroundings. It's located quite near to the Sydney Olympic Park and around 24 km away from Sydney's CBD.
The first famous landmark that I was able to visit was St. John's Cathedral, which could be found on Church Street. It is known to be the oldest church in Parramatta and was built way back in 1803. I wanted to take a look inside the church, unfortunately, it was closed for the day. Beautiful flowers surrounded the church, so I just made myself content to take a few pictures here and there.
Near the church, the town hall was also situated, including the centennial clock. What I liked about the place is that once you get there, you only had to walk, as each place is located very near each other. A number of restaurant could be found, a few steps away from the church and the town hall. Anyone would probably have a hard time choosing which restaurant to go to as there were so many in the area.
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| A good spot to rest and have a picture |
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| Town Hall |
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| Centennial Clock |
As we were full of energy on that day, we decided to just keep on walking until we were able to reach Parramatta river. There were trees surrounding the area, which gave us some shade from the scorching heat of the sun. There was also a paved path on both sides of the river wherein we encountered several people who were also having a good walk with their friends or sometimes with their pets. A few were also on their bikes, some on a jog and others like us, who were just happy to enjoy the view and the fresh breeze blowing over the area. The park seemed to be a place where you can reflect, and just have some peace and quiet. There were also some fun facts about the history of the place, for those who wish to know more about the place. Tito Bru also mentioned that previously, the place was very dirty and would not be recommended as a nice place to visit. But after some efforts from the people, they were able to clean up the place and make it inviting to both locals and tourists. The only thing that you have to worry about is when there are serious rains because the water level on the river could rise up pretty high and could result to some flooding to the nearby places.
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| Lennox Bridge |
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| With their pets |
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| Lots of paddles |
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| Definitely peaceful |
Once we had enough of our walking, we decided to cool down in one of the shopping centers in Parramatta, which was Westfield. I didn't get to buy much for that day since I mostly just window shopped. To quench my thirst from all those walking, I had some cold and very delicious strawberry milkshake at McDonald's. After walking around for about an hour or two, we met up with Tita A, who came from her work. We ate in a Vietnamese restaurant, which I discovered was one of their favorite restaurants to eat when they were there. I was so hungry at that time that, (gasps!) I didn't get to take any picture at all, nor was I even able to get the name of the place. But I do remember that the food was good and it was a nice ending for our day.
More Soon: - Day 8 - FUN at Jamberoo Action Park
