Thursday, 8 October 2009

A haven for foodies


Glebe Point Road runs the full length of the spur, from near the intersection of Broadway, Parramatta Road and City Road, the 2kms down to a dead end at the water's edge that is Johnson Bay/Black Wattle Bay. The first 500m of this is awash with ethnic eateries: sprouting up to cater for the massive influx of international students to the two universities in close proximity - The University of Technology and The University of Sydney - and to the experimentation of the general student population.

Glebe Point Road is a prime example of the geographer's term "ribbon development".

16 comments:

  1. What kinds of food can you find there?

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  2. Did you show this street from another angle previously...it looks a bit familiar...I like any road that has a lot of good restaurants!

    Colorful place...and interesting architecture!

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  3. Very colorful! I'd like to try that Lebanese food!

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  4. Julie, you could do an entire month of shots just on this block.

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  5. I LOVE the color and the whole thing!
    V

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  6. You make the hodge podge of shops look interesting and appealing.

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  7. Julie , what about the food menu there . How about the services and all.

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  8. I do like all the colors in this shot. I wouldn't mind sitting on one of those upstairs porches awhile to just watch the world go by!

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  9. Looks like my kind of place

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  10. Oh I do like this photo - love the old-time look, and the colours are great too. The old shop/buildings of yester year retain a charm and quaintness that modern ones will never have.

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  11. Great shot. This makes me miss Sydney a lot.

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  12. Very nice, I like urban landscapes very much. You could link this over at Color Carnival, don't you think?

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  13. After half an hour back through your posts I was just a bit hungry. And I have just checked what a 'ribbon development' is...

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  14. this hit "home" - i was working 1 month in Sydney and stayed in Glebe Point road...almost started to cry when i saw those beautiful pictures - the book stores - the cafes - the bakeries - the market. i used to walk down those road to the fishmarket...ah...getting "homesick" even if it was only 1 month, this city stole my heart...

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