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| Boats depart from Cullen Bay for the Tiwi Islands - obviously populated by happy natives! |
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| How a about a non-surgical treatment at Cullen Bay, say perspiration reduction? |
We then head off to see Cullen Bay (a mini northern version of Double Bay) with expensive shops, expensive boats, expensive houses and expensive food.
After taking in the expensive ambiance, we went to the Newcliff Market. It’s similar to the old Glebe markets, lots of hippies, handicrafts but with mostly Asian food stalls, where we had Vietnamese rolls for lunch with a very nice sauce – not the usual one we get in Sydney. A highlight was the Timor Aid op shop where we chatted with the staff about Timor and bought some CDs and a surprisingly, a Tai Chi DVD!
After a rest it was off in the late afternoon to Mindil Beach Market, where, after watching the obligatory sunset (really spectacular and impossible to photograph, the sun being a rich red ball slowly sinking into the horizon) we strolled along looking at all the market stalls and food stalls from every culture in Asia, Oceania and other places as well.
One stall had kebabs of goat, buffalo, kangaroo, wallaby, camel, crocodile and more. We tried crocodile which tasted like something between chicken breast & thigh - quite good. We head back to Festival Park though, for dinner, and to watch some interesting short movies with a Charles Darwin theme.
After taking in the expensive ambiance, we went to the Newcliff Market. It’s similar to the old Glebe markets, lots of hippies, handicrafts but with mostly Asian food stalls, where we had Vietnamese rolls for lunch with a very nice sauce – not the usual one we get in Sydney. A highlight was the Timor Aid op shop where we chatted with the staff about Timor and bought some CDs and a surprisingly, a Tai Chi DVD!
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| Waiting for the sun to set on Mindil Beach |
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| ...and the sun finally set |
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| Some of the may food stalls, including a "Taste of Timor Leste" |
