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but Monarchs Cross doesn't have the same ring). Behind you is Ken Unsworth's much derided
Stones
Against the Sky
sculpture. Locals call it 'Shits On Sticks', which is maybe why it's changed colour from brown
to grey.
Take a deep breath and follow Darlinghurst Rd into the dark heart of the Cross. If you don't want to make eye
contact with any strip-club touts, dealers or hookers, scan the ground for a series of inscriptions offering titbits
of local history. Continue to the spindly
Cut past the distinctive round
Gazebo tower
, turn left into Elizabeth Bay Rd and follow it downhill then
sharply right at a roundabout. Turn left at Ithaca Rd and head down to
Elizabeth Bay
itself, where there's a
tiny park by the water.
Backtrack slightly and turn right into Billyard Ave, where you'll pass by the high walls of
Boomerang
, one
of Australia's most expensive private houses. Take the stairs on the left leading up to genteel
Arthur McEl-
hone Reserve
. Beyond this little park is stately
Elizabeth Bay House
.
Turn right (downhill) and take the stairs just before 17 Billyard Ave. At the top turn right into Macleay St and
then left into caffeinated Challis Ave, where you'll pass an impressive row of
colonnaded mansions
. At
the bottom is
Embarkation Park
, with photogenic views over Woolloomooloo and the city.
Head down McElhone Stairs to Woolloomooloo, where
Harry's Cafe de Wheels
has been a Sydney insti-
tution since 1938. Refuel with a pie or continue onto
Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf
for a classier finale.
