Newtown

i love newtown :)

I went on a weekday afternoon, so I probably didn’t get to see it at its best. I assumed that it would be similar to Melbourne’s Fitzroy, which it is, but at the time it seemed a little bit pale in comparison. Looking forward to going back at night some time.

food
books
food
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food
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Get the picture? Good, cheap food, lots of new and second-hand bookshops, a cinema, many cafés, several pubs and bars, and a thriving ‘alternate’ queer culture (although not quite so alternate as it once was). There are still lots of second-hand furniture places at the South end of King Street, and funky hairdressers, gothic clothing shops (and more food) in Enmore Road; as well as two theatres, the New and the Enmore.
It’s also easy to get to, with several bus routes and two rail lines nearby.

Funky studenty area, with good cheap food :)

Lived in Newtown for about ten years…and they were ten of the best years of my life! Going to Uni at Sydney Uni down the road, going to the Townie and any of the loads of other pubs around the place and generally creating havoc…

Ah Newtown, you’ll always feel like home