27 September 2015

historic rouse hill & camden

 Rouse Hill Farmhouse - stargazing night where we got to see the moon, the Southern Cross & the highlight, Saturn! through all different telescopes.

Another highlight was this early 1900's school class room simulation tour where the teacher taught us students what it would have been like then. There was also this wooden board thing which was used to help kids walk with the right posture. We also drew the solar system on chalkboards & rubbed it off with wet sponges!



And a few weeks later, a drive down a wet dirt track through a huge acreage, pass some moo cows, to this beautiful Georgian Camden Park House, still lived in by descendants of the Macarthurs & only opened once a wkd every year.

 Magnificent 80 rooms inside which I was able to enjoy thoroughly although we weren't allowed to take photos :)
Oh the wisteria!
 Hundreds of plants were imported by the family. Some I've never seen in my life! 
Just gorgeous.

 Complete with fete & devonshire tea in the backyard

wednesday

Visited The Con. Free lunchtime percussion concert.
After a seagull swooped in & stole my lunch, plus one of my wooden armrests slipped off & clanked loudly right in the middle of a drum solo! this was perfectly relaxing...

The marimba performances were lovely. Didn't know what a marimba was until now. Marimba duet - beautiful.  Each of them are using 4 mallets

Museum of Sydney had a Superhouse Exhibition - stunning


And a Ginger Meggs exhibition!


markets

South Liverpool Anglican Spring Fair to raise money for their ministry to asylum seekers. Leftovers went to Anglicare & Lakemba markets for funds for their church ministry!

 Then off to Fairfield Museum which is in Smithfield to check out their first car boot sale where anyone could apply & sell their stuff
Complete with a live band - so good!!
 And my favourite crochet/knitting place, Westacott was there too



cuisines

Merrylands is the place to be - this Ethiopian place is amazing! Seems like a bland little cafe at the front, but walk through the hall & there's dining tables & this lovely mural where coffee ceremonies are performed :)



  Injera - lovely sour bread which so well with all the curries & lentils

And the week after, some Afghan food just down the road...


 Dumplings & other meats
Next is the Persian sheep's brain & tongue roll. And Persian saffron ice cream - all on the same road!