A challenge to kick this new group off

nobody@vox.com(Emu with a Clue) — Sun, 04 May 2008 23:33:16 -0700

The challenge for May is to think of somewhere that you have always kind of wanted to visit or something you have wanted to do but never bothered because it was close to home and therefore not "exotic" enough to be a priority. Then make a date to go, commit yourself here, take your camera and report back afterwards.

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Being a tourist in your own town

nobody@vox.com(Emu with a Clue) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:03:31 -0700

This is something I always mean to do but never seem to get around to. I work right in the city of Sydney so have numerous interesting places I could go to on my lunch break. I am also in the city frequently on weekends taking the kids to their various activities. I am going to set myself a challenge to try and do at least one touristy thing a month in the city and write about it on here.

One of my first ones is going to be participating in a guided tour of the Great Synagogue. This is so close to where I work that I feel quite remiss to have never have gone on one of their tours. It looks like quite a striking building from the outside with beautiful, ornate gates. I actually took some photos of the detail on the gates the other day but they are on my broken phone.

I also really want to go at see the Archibald Prize (portrait) finalists at the Art Gallery of NSW before it closes on 18 May. I really love the winning work this year by Del Kathryn Barton:

You are what is most beautiful about me

Link to all the finalists here.

I was similarly apathetic when working in Jakarta. In Jakarta, my office was just a few doors down from the National Museum and opposite the National Monument but do you think I ever visited either of these places? Canberra was a little better as i was working shift work so used to get so bored and lonely that I did a lot of cultural type things on my days off. I also do all the touristy things when visiting Canberra with my kids these days - helps that the attractions in Canberra so easy to get to and so attractively priced (or free!). I used to do lots of things in Melbourne but not anymore. I think my daughter has been the Museum and the Healesville Sanctuary once each. My son's biggest adventures in Melbourne are typically going down to the playground near my mum's place or to that Mecca of the South Eastern suburbs, Chadstone - the fashion capital.

Anyone interested in trying to join in my challenge to be more of a tourist at home?

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