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Join Ross and Cullen in Part 2 of our i'm free Sydney tour Learn English by Audio with EATT Magazine at eattmag.com
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Join Ross and Cullen in Part 2 of our I'm free Sydney tour
Listen in and read along with part 2 of our tour through Sydney with Ross and Cullen and then answer the questions below to either test your memory, your English, or both. https://forms.gle/6FBzYXe3Uh8DaQF77
Ross:
You can see across Hyde Park, the big some areas, cathedral.
Now it's the second version of it. They started one in 1821. Unfortunately, it burnt down soon afterward. So they started this one in 1868, but they didn't finish it until 16 years ago. So it's about 130 years to get it all built. They wanted it finished off for the 2000 Olympics.
A view across to the Cathedral with animal art making its way through the park
looking for an Ark.
Cullen:
Thanks for joining me, Cullen here, we are about to kick off in part two about our with Ross, from www.imfree.com.au and we're making our way now towards the cathedral.
And then we're going to swing around towards Hyde Park and the Greek mythological figures. And we learn a little bit there about Sydney's early convict beginnings.
And then from there, we end up in the most magnificent lookout point towards Sydney Harbour.
So let's jump straight into it.
Ross:
As this is all originally the edge of the township. This area was the site of the markets, but by 1898 they wanted something more formal and official for the market.
So they built this big grand Romanesque-style building, which you can see around us. The problem was the design of the building didn't work very well as a market. So right through its history, it had a number of different functions.
In one instance, it was proposed to be demolished entirely and replaced by car parking.
And thankfully that didn't happen in 1986, a Malaysian company took control of the building, restored it to what we can say to the state. That said, there are a few interesting and odd things around the building, in particular, the clocks.
So you might have noticed one as we came in, now hiding behind the sign. There's also a similar one, same spot down the other end of the building.
Ross:
It shows scenes some Australian history with, but this one shows scenes from British history.
So if you go up onto level two on the hour every hour, you can see beheadings of King Charles the first.
And the whole head rolls off and everything.
It's a bit weird. Also, on the second level in the middle is a letter from Queen Elizabeth the second to Sydneysiders, which is nice, but we haven't opened it yet, and we're not meant to open it until 2085.
So I don't like my chances of being around to hear that one read out and she could have written anything, but I get the feeling it's still going to be pretty........, but we'll have to wait and see …….
It was written in 1986 the idea is that it not be open for 99 years, so we get to keep waiting for me or that you can head around the corner here as we do
Look up at the dome above. It's really pretty.
Ross:
It was in this area, had our first official horse races.
You don't find horses here anymore.
It's a place for people to escape from this city. Have picnics and a place for the big white birds with the big white beaks.
They seem to be avoiding us a little bit at the moment.
The Australian white ibis (Threskiornis Molucca) is a wading bird of the ibis family.
In recent years has become an icon of popular culture, being regarded "with passion and wit,
You can see someone chasing one over there, uh, for them to steal your picnic.
So watch out for that one.
It's also, for part of our out and about art festival, which is on at the moment.
Ross:
it's all about getting art out into the streets rather than just in museums and galleries.
So that's what all the photographs we just wandered by.
They're all photographs that are meant to represent an Australian life, interesting elements of Australian life.
But there's an exte
Join Ross and Cullen in Part 2 of our I'm free Sydney tour
Listen in and read along with part 2 of our tour through Sydney with Ross and Cullen and then answer the questions below to either test your memory, your English, or both. https://forms.gle/6FBzYXe3Uh8DaQF77
Ross:
You can see across Hyde Park, the big some areas, cathedral.
Now it's the second version of it. They started one in 1821. Unfortunately, it burnt down soon afterward. So they started this one in 1868, but they didn't finish it until 16 years ago. So it's about 130 years to get it all built. They wanted it finished off for the 2000 Olympics.
A view across to the Cathedral with animal art making its way through the park
looking for an Ark.
Cullen:
Thanks for joining me, Cullen here, we are about to kick off in part two about our with Ross, from www.imfree.com.au and we're making our way now towards the cathedral.
And then we're going to swing around towards Hyde Park and the Greek mythological figures. And we learn a little bit there about Sydney's early convict beginnings.
And then from there, we end up in the most magnificent lookout point towards Sydney Harbour.
So let's jump straight into it.
Ross:
As this is all originally the edge of the township. This area was the site of the markets, but by 1898 they wanted something more formal and official for the market.
So they built this big grand Romanesque-style building, which you can see around us. The problem was the design of the building didn't work very well as a market. So right through its history, it had a number of different functions.
In one instance, it was proposed to be demolished entirely and replaced by car parking.
And thankfully that didn't happen in 1986, a Malaysian company took control of the building, restored it to what we can say to the state. That said, there are a few interesting and odd things around the building, in particular, the clocks.
So you might have noticed one as we came in, now hiding behind the sign. There's also a similar one, same spot down the other end of the building.
Ross:
It shows scenes some Australian history with, but this one shows scenes from British history.
So if you go up onto level two on the hour every hour, you can see beheadings of King Charles the first.
And the whole head rolls off and everything.
It's a bit weird. Also, on the second level in the middle is a letter from Queen Elizabeth the second to Sydneysiders, which is nice, but we haven't opened it yet, and we're not meant to open it until 2085.
So I don't like my chances of being around to hear that one read out and she could have written anything, but I get the feeling it's still going to be pretty........, but we'll have to wait and see …….
It was written in 1986 the idea is that it not be open for 99 years, so we get to keep waiting for me or that you can head around the corner here as we do
Look up at the dome above. It's really pretty.
Ross:
It was in this area, had our first official horse races.
You don't find horses here anymore.
It's a place for people to escape from this city. Have picnics and a place for the big white birds with the big white beaks.
They seem to be avoiding us a little bit at the moment.
The Australian white ibis (Threskiornis Molucca) is a wading bird of the ibis family.
In recent years has become an icon of popular culture, being regarded "with passion and wit,
You can see someone chasing one over there, uh, for them to steal your picnic.
So watch out for that one.
It's also, for part of our out and about art festival, which is on at the moment.
Ross:
it's all about getting art out into the streets rather than just in museums and galleries.
So that's what all the photographs we just wandered by.
They're all photographs that are meant to represent an Australian life, interesting elements of Australian life.
But there's an exte
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