St Mary's Cathedral, The Lights of Christmas

"The Lights of Christmas" is an annual light projection show on the façade of St Mary's Cathedral, which this year ran from 14th December until Christmas night 25th December. These animated projections featured images for the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" which were accompanied with the tune. They are a partridge in a pear tree, two turtle doves, three french hens, four calling birds, five golden rings, six geese a-laying, seven swans a-swimming, eight maids a-milking, nine ladies dancing, ten lords a-leaping, eleven pipers piping, twelve drummers drumming.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global, Saturday Critters.

St Mary's Cathedral, The Lights of Christmas

"The Lights of Christmas" is an annual light projection show on the façade of St Mary's Cathedral, which this year ran from 14th December until Christmas night 25th December. These projections featured 12 religious paintings in the centre.

Linked to: Senior Salon Pit Stop, Through My Lens, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

St Mary's Cathedral, The Lights of Christmas

"The Lights of Christmas" is an annual light projection show on the façade of St Mary's Cathedral, which this year runs from 14th December until Christmas night 25th December.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Blue Monday, Aww Mondays.

Banksia, payphone

This payphone is located on the corner of Judd Street and Wolli Creek Road, in the southern suburb of Banksia. This Telstra payphone box has been decorated for Christmas with a promotion for the Santa Claus hotline. Children of all ages can make free calls to Santa's Worksop at the North Pole and to tell him what's on your wish list until Christmas Eve. All calls from Telstra public payphones are now free to any landlines or mobile phones in Australia. This campaign has been created to show kids how a payphone works and remind them to use one when it's needed.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, My Sunday Snapshot, Sunday Best.

Dior Boutique, Christmas

  
The Dior Boutique on the corner of Castlereagh Street and King Street features elaborate Christmas decorations across the facade of the former Surrey Hotel building.
 Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now.

George Street, Christmas

Looking north up George Street towards the QVB light rail stop, between The Queen Victoria Building and the Hilton Hotel. The buildings and light poles are decorated with red and green lights, banners and projections for Christmas.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Paddington, Paddington Inn

The Paddington Inn, colloquially known as the Paddo Inn, is located on the corner of corner of Oxford Street and William Street, in the inner city suburb of Paddington. This heritage listed pub was formerly the United Services Hotel. It was built in 1896 and designed in a High Victorian free interpretation of the Classical Revival style. The red baubles are a unique Christmas decoration.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Paddington, shop

These shops with residences above are located along Oxford Street, in the inner city suburb of Paddington. They were built in the Victorian style and are now home to Sushi Paddo, a Japanese Restaurant and Eyeballs Eyewear, an optometrist.
Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global.

Pyrmont, war memorial

This war memorial is located in Union Square, on the corner of Harris Street and Miller Street, in the inner city suburb of Pyrmont. The four-sided monument is made of trachyte on a base of sandstone and is topped with a bronze statue of a female figure representing 'peace'. The Pyrmont and Ultimo Great War Memorial was unveiled in 1922.
Linked to: Senior Salon Pit Stop, Through My Lens, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Cronulla, mural

This fun mural is on the side wall of a shop along Cronulla Street and Purley Place, in the southern suburb of Cronulla. It seems to be an extension of the nearby "Nulla Sea King" mural, which I featured last week. Both were created by street artist Mulga the artist, who is Joel Moore. "Nulla" is short for Cronulla. 

Linked to: Monday Mural, Blue Monday, Aww Mondays, Saturday Critters, Water Thursday.

Surry Hills, Ibero - American Plaza

The Ibero - American Plaza is located along Chalmers Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. This site was founded in 1989 to commemorate the contribution of Spanish and Portugese speaking people to Australia. It features a series of 11 busts and 2 statues representing significant historical figures and national heroes donated by nations including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, My Sunday Snapshot, Sunday Best.

Central Chalmers Street, light rail stop

The Central Chalmers Street Light Rail Stop is located along Chalmers Street, between Central Railway Station and the Dental Hospital, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. It is part of the CBD and South East Light Rail Service, made up of the L2 Randwick Light Rail line and L3 Kingsford Light Rail line which run from Circular Quay.
 Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now.

Haymarket, Darling Square, Steam Mill Lane

These sculptures suspended above Steam Mill Lane at Darling Square, in the inner city suburb of Haymarket. "Night and Day, Day and Night" are eight large and colourful geometric shapes created by Peta Kruger. At night neon lights flick on inside the shapes to illuminate the shapes, colours and the street below.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

World Square, Lunar New Year, Rabbit

This artwork has been installed in the World Square shopping centre for Lunar New Year to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit. It has been an annual tradition to install these sculptures which remain on display for the whole year. These rabbits on a bench have been hiding under stairs, between a couple of automatic teller machines.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday, Saturday Critters.

Paddington, shop and house

This former corner shop is located on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Paddington Street, in the inner eastern suburb of Paddington. It is now home to The Finery Company, a custom tailor.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global.

Paddington, Paparazzi Pack

 

This sculpture is located on the footpath along Oxford Street, in the inner city suburb of Paddington. 'Timothy' is one of four sculptures created as the 'Paparazzi Pack' by British and Australian artists, Gillie and Marc. A pack of dogs holding cameras was created to comment on the pack mentality of the paparazzi. 

Linked to: Senior Salon Pit Stop, Through My Lens, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Cronulla, mural

This mural is on the side wall of a shop on the corner of Cronulla Street and Purley Place, in the southern suburb of Cronulla. "Nulla Sea King" was created by street artist Mulga the artist, who is Joel Moore. A curious seagull is having a look.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Blue Monday, Aww Mondays, Saturday Critters, Water Thursday.

Paddington, restaurant

 
This former corner shop and residence is located on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Hargrave Street, in the inner eastern suburb of Paddington. It now houses Ursula's, a fine dining restaurant.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, My Sunday Snapshot, Sunday Best.

Sydney Airport, Cooks River

Looking across Cooks River in the southern suburb of Wolli Creek to the Giovanni Brunetti Bridge which links to Sydney International Airport in the eastern suburb of Mascot. The St George Rowers Club or Rowers on Cooks River is on the right.
 Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now, Water Thursday.

Cronulla, theatre

Cronulla Theatre is located on the corner of Cronulla Street and Kingsway in the southern suburb of Cronulla. It was opened in 1928, with a seating capacity for 1,532. Around 1950, it was renamed the Odeon when it was taken over by the Greater Union Theatres chain. The roof was raised and the main entrance was moved to the side street. It was refurbished after it was taken over by the Hoyts chain in 2019 and there are now six screens in the building. The artwork on the side of building give pedestrians and drivers, along the Kingsway, the illusion of arches and columns against a blue sky.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Cronulla, Wanda Beach

 
This is an entrance to Wanda Beach, in the southern suburb of Cronulla. The sand dunes leading down to the beach are fenced off to protect the vegetation which keeps them stable. 
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday, Garden Affair, Floral Friday Foto.

Rosebery, restaurant

This former terrace house is located along Botany Road, in the eastern suburb of Rosebery. It now houses a chicken take away restaurant.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global, Signs, Signs.

Rosebery, factory

 
This former factory is located along Botany Road, in the eastern suburb of Rosebery. It was built in 1924 for WHS Stacy & Sons Ltd Engineers and is now home to a marketplace for overstocked new, used and refurbished products for babies called Markot.
Linked to: Senior Salon Pit Stop, Through My Lens, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Undercliffe, art

 
This mosaic is located in Gough Whitlam Park, in the inner west suburb of Undercliffe. It was designed by indigenous artist Danny Eastwood and created by Steven Vella as part of the Multicultural Mosaics Project in 2004 with the theme "Respect, Unity, Peace". The artwork is a tribute to the Bediagal or Bidjigal people, the traditional owners of this land.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Aww Mondays, Saturday Critters.

Alexandria, sculptures

"Kaleidoscope" is an artwork created by Nuha Saad in 2021, located along Botany Road, in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. The sculptural column forms of varied irregular shapes and differing heights were commissioned for the entrance of a residential development.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, My Sunday Snapshot, Sunday Best, Blue Monday, Ruby Tuesday.

King Street Wharf, Sydney skyline

 
This view across Darling Harbour to King Street Wharf and the Sydney skyline is from Wharf 7 at Pyrmont. The Alexander is a First Fleet Class ferry acquired in 1986 that is part of the fleet that operates on the Inner Harbour routes. It was named Alexander, after the one of eleven ships of the First Fleet which sailed to Australia in 1787. It stops at Barangaroo ferry wharf and Pyrmont Bay ferry wharf, on either side of Darling Harbour.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now, Water Thursday.

Rockdale, Lydham Hall (Theme Day: Local History)

"Lydham Hall" is a heritage-listed former residence and now museum along Lydham Avenue, in the southern suburb of Rockdale. It was built in 1860 in the Georgian colonial style with Victorian style influences.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday, Theme Day.

Surry Hills, Evening Star Hotel

 

The Evening Star Hotel is located on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Cooper Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. The heritage listed pub was built in 1903 in the Federation Anglo-Dutch style replacing a hotel of the same name which had been constructed on the site prior to 1885.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Brighton-Le-Sands, beach

 

A view of Brighton-Le-Sands baths and across Botany Bay to the  cranes at Port Botany. It wasn't a great day for a swim at the beach but a young boy was amused by all the seagulls flying and walking around.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global.

Central Chalmers Street, light rail stop

 
The Central Chalmers Street Light Rail Stop is located along Chalmers Street, beside Central Railway Station. It is part of the CBD and South East Light Rail Service, made up of the L2 Randwick Light Rail line and L3 Kingsford Light Rail line which run from Circular Quay. A Tangara or T set train can be seen departing the railway station. 

Linked to: Senior Salon Pit Stop, Through My Lens, Ruby Tuesday, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

World Square, art

This mural has been painted on the wall of a stairwell in the World Square shopping centre, near the Liverpool Street entrance.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Blue Monday, Aww Mondays, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair, Saturday Critters.

Rose Bay, sculptures

These sculptures perched on high poles are located along the walkway in Lyne Park, near the ferry wharf, in the eastern suburb of Rose Bay. "Pelicans" were created by Folko Kooper, paying homage to the birds who frequently enjoy the harbour area of Rose Bay.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, My Sunday Snapshot, Sunday Best, Saturday Critters.

Undercliffe, Cooks River

 
A view of the Cooks River from Mackey Park, looking west between the inner west suburbs of Undercliffe and Marrickville.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now, Water Thursday.

Willoughby, Exoskeleton Lift

The Exoskeleton Lift is at the former Willoughby Municipal Incinerator, located along Small Street, in the northern suburb of Willoughby. The polished stainless steel sculpture over a lift core was created by Richard Goodwin in 2011. The incinerator was built in 1934 but closed by the 1960s. In 1982 it became a restaurant and then in 1989 it was converted to office space. After it was damaged by fire, conservation works to restore the incinerator building began in 2008 with reuse as a community hall, artist studio and cafe.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Surry Hills, Madison Hotel

The Madison Hotel is located on the corner of Devonshire Street and Randle Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. It was built in the Inter-War Style on the site of the former Subway Hotel.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Central Chalmers Street, light rail stop

The Central Chalmers Street Light Rail Stop is located along Chalmers Street, between Central Railway Station and the Dental Hospital, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. It is part of the CBD and South East Light Rail Service, made up of the L2 Randwick Light Rail line and L3 Kingsford Light Rail line which run from Circular Quay.
Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global, Ruby Tuesday.

Alexandria, Lord Raglan Hotel

The Lord Raglan Hotel is located on the corner of Henderson Road and Wyndham Street, in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. It was built in 1925 in the art deco style.

Linked to: Senior Salon Pit Stop, Through My Lens, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.