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Author Archives: Peter Sahui
The Return of Spring – Sydney, September 2014
Compared to a month ago, Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens seem to contain far more flowers in bloom.
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The Bones of an Idea – Sydney, August 2014
A tower under redevelopment in Sydney.
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Painter – Sydney, August 2014
I spotted this painter near Circular Quay, Sydney one day.
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Abandon hope, ye who enter here? Sydney, August 2014
This is the Justice and Police Museum in Sydney. The angle makes it look more intimidating than it is!
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The Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Sydney’s Botanic Gardens are a few minutes’ walk from the Opera House and the office towers of the central business district. They’re a fine place for a lunch stroll.
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The Tower and the Tricolour – Sydney
Last Friday, little stalls selling French-themed food and drink popped up outside Sydney’s old Customs House as part of the run-up to Bastille Day.
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Opera House, Sydney
The Opera House serves as a backdrop for this elderly native tree.
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East Asia, past and present
A History of East Asia: From the Origins of Civilization to the Twenty-First Century, by Charles Holcombe A problem I’ve previously observed with introductory-level academic histories is their tendency to combine the worst of both worlds: they are too dry … Continue reading
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall – Sydney – June 2014
I took the above photo in Sydney, just across the road from Circular Quay, the portion of the Sydney waterfront that runs to the Opera House. The Opera House itself is about ten minutes’ walk away.
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