***PLEASE NOTE*** Updated 26/09/2008: Due to an issue with one of my previous servers, I lost the videos linked here.

I wake up this morning and think to myself… what can I do today that might be interesting and different, and that might be interesting to post about on my blog. So I thought that I would head down to the heart of Sydney and see what all the brouhaha is about the ugly 5KM fence that is being put up for APEC is about.

After arriving at the Queen Victoria building I walked down to The Rocks, this was about a 15-20 minute walk. I thought that it would be a good chance for me to take a bit of a look at the rocks markets and mention that if you are in Sydney and are looking for some good gifts, keepsakes, or just some little nicknack’s for yourself it is a GREAT place to have a look at.
The Rocks Markets (only open 10AM - 5PM Saturdays & Sundays):

One of the first stores I came across was an all time favourite of mine. It sells beautiful wooden bowls and other ornaments. As far as I remember these are all made in Australia and just look exquisid . This is what some of their bowls looked like:

The second store of mention was a place that sells delicious fudge. While fudge is not healthy it is sure tasty. This particular store is one that has been around for at least the last 8 or so years as I remember first tasting their fudge when I was around 12-13 years old.

The final store that I will mention individually is the Caricature store. As I was passing I thought, what better way to illiustrate my point (pun intended) of just how great The Rocks Markets are than with a little something that I can show you from my journey there. Below is the drawing that I purchased for $18AUD and only 10 minutes of my time. If you take a look at the full gallery at the bottom of this article you will be able to see a picture of the artist and myself after I had been drawn.

There were many other stores there and are further images in the gallery, these stores included stores that sold sauces, artworks, practical items, Australian memorabilia and so much more. What I have provided here is merely the tip of the iceberg as to what The Rocks Markets have to offer. Due to time constraints I have decided to split this into two parts, an initial look at the Markets today and then in Part Two (to come in the near future) there is a possibility of a Motorbike ride around Sydney, and recommending a great restaurant just near the markets.

After I had visited the markets I decided to head on down to to Circular Quay (which is only about a 5 minute walk from the markets). Now I wont delve too much into what Circular Quay has to offer as I want to just focus on the entertainment that it had to offer today. There is always something going on during weekends at the Quay. Today I saw two great shows. The first was a young woman shoving herself into an iddy biddy box (and yes… she succeeded). The second was a competition for skateboarders and they were showing off some great talent there.

No words will really sum up what either one looked like. So I thought I would get video instead. I do apologise if the video is a little shaky, it was taken on my small digital camera and was not the easiest thing to keep steady.

So without further adieu I recommend a look at these two videos:
Preferable Links (must allow popups):
Flexible Girl Puts Herself into a Tiny Box
Skateboarding Competition

Secondary Links (same videos, different method of watching)
Flexible Girl Puts Herself into a Tiny Box
Skateboarding Competition

And finally here is the gallery of all the photos I took today:
The Rocks Markets