Hyde ParkEnjoy The Green Adjacent To The CBDHyde Park provides some beautiful open grassed areas bathed in sunlight as well some delightfully shaded walking areas and well maintained gardens right in the heart of Australia’s most beautiful City. Sixteen hectares of rectangle parkland adjacent to the east side of Sydney’s Central Business District and bound by some of the city’s historic buildings. below is the avenue of figs An easy place to visit and a lunch time escape for a lot of city workers to renew their vitality for an afternoon session. It’s effortless to find yourself in awe strolling along the Avenue of Figs. This walkway under a canopy of giant fig trees gives ample shade on a hot day and plenty of room to move also. Many daytime picnickers find the grassed areas a restful place to be, I’m sure you will too. If you are arriving by train you can alight at either St James or Wynyard stations, both are at opposite ends of the park. There's a nice little coffee shop at the s/w corner where you can indulge in a beverage or a bite to eat at tables in the shade. Some Features Hyde Park is home to the Anzac War Memorial, Archibald Fountain and the Nagoya Gardens with life size outdoor playable chess set. The Archibald Fountain commemorates the Australian-French alliance of the First World War. There’s also the Pool of Remembrance. It’s interesting to note that in times past this area actually served as a racecourse, and then later as a sports field/cricket ground, although it’s a long way from the famed and hallowed fields of the MCG and Lords.  the photo above shows how close the cbd isIf you have an opportunity, do take a walk through here at night when all the fairy lights twinkle and sparkle through the branches of trees and around the footpaths, I’m sure you’ll love it. Parks and gardens are wonderful place to be. Get amongst nature today and visit a park. Go on... |