It’s the start of the new year and I have been neglecting this blog for a while. So it’s time to start my travel tales again. To start things off, we are off to Down Under.
Anyone who has visited Sydney would have heard of “The Rocks”. Located near the Sydney Harbour Bridge, this area was the site of the first settlement when convicts from England arrived here. It used to be a slum in it’s early years but has now evolved into a tourist attraction in it’s own right. During my first visit to Sydney (you can read it here) I didn’t get a chance to visit The Rocks. So on my second visit, I made sure to see as much as I could of it.
You can visit The Rocks anytime, but the best time is to visit it during weekends when they hold their weekend market that runs on Saturdays and Sundays. Well, I happened to be there just before Christmas, and they were running the Christmas market which makes it a little more festive, and the opening hours get extended into the night.
Unlike a lot of other flea or weekend markets in some parts of the world where you find mostly mass produced souvenirs from China, the shops at The Rocks weekend market sell locally handcrafted stuff. So if you are looking for something unique for yourself or friends back home, this would be a good place to start.
So if you are in Sydney during the weekend, this could be an interesting place to visit and get a souvenir at the same time.
Getting There
The Rocks is directly south of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the best way to get there is to go to Circular Quay and take a short walk towards the bridge. The subway and ferries will both take you to Circular Quay, which is the main tourist area.
Beyond the Little Red Dot 
Love the Rocks market. It has a great vibe to it.
Enjoy your time here in Australia Edwin. 🙂
Yes it does. I love it that the organizer doesn’t just cram as many shops as they can just to maximise profit.
Yes. That’s true!
It looks more lively than when I went. But then I think I wasn’t there during the weekend. Did you get any souvenirs in the end? Those miniatures of Australia’s native animals are really cute.
No I didn’t get them. I have too much travel souvenirs at home already 😀