A Long Walk with Stops for Cheese and Beer

On Tuesday, Matthew and I went on a long walk, about 5 to 6 miles. We started at our apartment, walked up to Pyrmont and walked through the Sydney Fish Markets, which is fun, even if just having a browse. In addition to lots of fish (both raw and prepared), there is a florist and a nice deli there, too. We were tempted, but didn't buy anything, since we were walking and wouldn't be home for a while.

From there, we walked over to Harris Street to the gourmet shop Simon Johnson. We bought some Valrhona chocolate and some cheese -- Roy Des Vallees, a semi-hard sheep and goat's milk French cheese from the Pyrenees. Simon Johnson has a lot of delicious looking items, but it's quite expensive. Also, they really only had dry goods, a coffee bar and the cheese room. For some reason, I thought they would also have a deli/charcuterie, but they didn't.

Then, we walked over to the CBD, to the David Jones Foodhall, where we bought some bread, fruit and some ham, and continued on to the Royal Botanic Garden, where we ate our picnic lunch. Here's Diana, atop a cool water fountain in the Garden.

Afterwards, we strolled over to The Rocks, had a pint at The Lord Nelson Brewery, and then caught the train home. What a lovely, leisurely afternoon.

Finally, we passed by this new mural someone painted on the side of a house near our train station.