This Saturday we had a special tour with a woman named Caroline. Her (an architect) along with the city planner for Sydney (and former planner for Melbourne) took us on a really great walking tour of Redfern (the area directly east of Newtown). Sydney is famous for its terrace houses. And Redfern has the largest single row of terrace houses in Sydney. The terrace houses are a direct response to the weather; they shelter from Sun and Rain very effectively.
It also rained ALL DAY. We were wet but it was fun.
(these ones aren't terrace houses)
This picture is from the Duck & Swan--A pub in Newtown that we all went to after the tour. We all had a great discussion with the local professionals about things like the economy, consumerism in America, and the weather to name a few.
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