According to some of the smaller bowling clubs, it has saved them from extinction. Barefoot bowls has put a new leash on life on some of the existing clubs. This initiative has changed the stereotype of bowls. Not only is it for 'the older', it is for the younger, the hip, the sporty, the lazy, the social, the family-minded, the worker...Bowls can cater for everyone.
From a corporate function to a birthday, social barefoot bowls is drawing in people from all over Sydney.
This is Jess getting ready on the green at Paddington. I love bowls. I have a deep admiration for the sport. It's fun, it's cheap, and a few hours with friends is always a good day out. Personally I am a fan of Paddo Bowls. There is decent food, nice staff, friendly bowlers, and pool tables. It is located in Paddington, hence galleries, gigs, markets, restaurants, pubs, shops, cinemas and parks also await in the inner-city mecca.
Barefoot bowls at Paddington costs $10 on Saturday and Sunday. They also have 3 sessions: 11 - 2pm/ 2 - 5pm/ 5 - 8pm.
Paddington Bowling Club is located at 2 Quarry Street Paddington NSW 2021.
Barefoot bowls is great after a week at work or uni, where you have been glued to a computer screen typing up reports or essays. It is also refreshing to be outside, not bound by deadlines or tasks! Sometimes you might even see a Holden blimp in the sky. This is photographic evidence of such a blimp. Outside goodness, time with friends, physical exercise...All for 10 dollars. What more do you want?
Tea. Such a beautiful thing. If I am going to write about topics related to 'an older' generation e.g. bowls, then I am going to write about tea.
Tea has such a long history. Every cup, every leaf, every spoon, every teapot has a story. Drinking tea makes people feel adult and calm. It is the mature and graceful beverage. I like drinking tea: green, chai, herbal, red, fruit, Irish breakfast et al. There are so many varieties to choose from.
If you are going to partake in some serious tea sipping, and dessert consuming, then I would suggest you head to a session of high tea. The joys of high tea. Tea, cakes, savoury creations, and other wonderful, edible consumables.
There are a few places around Sydney to have high tea. The Tea Room is a lovely place to visit. The Tea Room is located in the original Grand Ballroom of the Queen Victoria Building so it is quite a treat to have tea here. The service is good, and the food and tea is of a very good quality.
Prices include:
The Tea Room is at Level 3, North End, Queen Victoria Building. It is open Monday to Friday from 11am, and Saturday and Sunday from 10am.
Bon appetit!
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