TOP 2 JACARANDA SPOTS in Sydney – MELB CUP DRINKS TOO!
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Sit in a bar from noon and write yourself off for the whole week? Or...
"Ayyyyyy, I've done it. And it feels like the same day, next year, and the year after that. I'm kinda over it." Are you?
2PM. We meet at Metro St James... the pub right behind St James Station in Hyde Park. We'll take off from there, and head through Hyde Park over to Cathedral Street, Woolloomooloo - on a list I saw it as the 2nd most popular street in Sydney for jacarandas.
We'll circle back to Town Hall Station, then scoot over the bridge via train to Milson's Point then a quick walk downhill to the #1 street for jacarandas: McDougall Street in Kirribilli. Since we're lower north shore, let's do a lovely walk on the harbour around Cremorne Point and finish up at Mosman Rowers (bring ID to sign in)... +100yrs old Rowers Club, and it's easily one of the most unique / unknown / best places on Sydney Harbour for a pub drink, meal. I LOVE this spot. From there it's a stunning ferry ride back to Circular Quay, or there's a frequent bus up to Military Road for your N of the Bridge folks.
And as an option, if you all really want to see the Melbourne Cup parties, we can skip Mosman Rowers (they have an event on finishing at 4pm, but it will prob be pretty relaxed) and go to The Buena in Mosman or The Oaks in Neutral Bay where folks we be getting completely out of hand. Up to you hikers!
THE COST / THE SWEEPS. $10 cash only for this hike. And $2 of that is towards a ticket for Melbourne Cup. I'll get TAB tickets for each of us, and we'll see who's the winner (I'll bring my iPad, and we can stream it live for a hike break) as you pick a ticket out of my NY hat.
Giddy up! See you soon. MJ