I'm always suspicious of suburbs which have a qualifier in their name, like this one. It says to me "Hi, I'm not a full suburb like Wentworthville, but you can come over anyway."
Here's me working out if South Wentworthville is South Wentworthwhile or not.
As I was expecting, I was greeted by the flat, straight streets of Western Sydney suburbia.
What I wasn't expecting though, was how damn cute some of the houses are here.
South Wentworthville seems to have a fair few older-style one story houses which are in quite good nick, which is actually quite refreshing to see.
Is it me or aren't these just the cutest?
This guy didn't have a cute house but he did make up for it with his mailbox. What's going on in this suburb?
This house, while a little larger, I also thought was quite interesting in a "come help an old lady clean her house" sort of way. A dog was losing its shit at me through the fence, so I didn't get too close.
Strolling through the suburban streets I eventually came upon a small strip of parkland which hugged what looked like a creek on the map.
This park is very Australia, with gum trees and a community BBQ.
And of course a DIY Gatorade-garden-hose bong, as can be found discarded in all good Aussie parks.
The "creek" turned out to be just a drain. Because I'm a bit of an idiot, I entered this gate and took a walk through the drain.
I realised the error of my ways and climbed back out, not wanting to have to swim home via Sydney harbour.
This led me back onto a real path, crossing under the M4 and eventually spitting me back onto our old friend The Great Western Highway.
Bonus: Outback Steakhouse - the fusion food of the great nation of Ameristralia.
South Wentworthville: So you won't find it in Lonely Planet, but it's doing it's best OK?
Here's me working out if South Wentworthville is South Wentworthwhile or not.
South Wentworthville
Just like Mays Hill before it, I entered South Wentworthville by taking a walk off of The Great Western Highway and into it's suburban streets.As I was expecting, I was greeted by the flat, straight streets of Western Sydney suburbia.
What I wasn't expecting though, was how damn cute some of the houses are here.
South Wentworthville seems to have a fair few older-style one story houses which are in quite good nick, which is actually quite refreshing to see.
Is it me or aren't these just the cutest?
This guy didn't have a cute house but he did make up for it with his mailbox. What's going on in this suburb?
This house, while a little larger, I also thought was quite interesting in a "come help an old lady clean her house" sort of way. A dog was losing its shit at me through the fence, so I didn't get too close.
Strolling through the suburban streets I eventually came upon a small strip of parkland which hugged what looked like a creek on the map.
This park is very Australia, with gum trees and a community BBQ.
And of course a DIY Gatorade-garden-hose bong, as can be found discarded in all good Aussie parks.
The "creek" turned out to be just a drain. Because I'm a bit of an idiot, I entered this gate and took a walk through the drain.
I realised the error of my ways and climbed back out, not wanting to have to swim home via Sydney harbour.
This led me back onto a real path, crossing under the M4 and eventually spitting me back onto our old friend The Great Western Highway.
Bonus: Outback Steakhouse - the fusion food of the great nation of Ameristralia.
South Wentworthville: So you won't find it in Lonely Planet, but it's doing it's best OK?
I enjoyed the part where you walked through the drain and how you told the story; very funny! :)
ReplyDeleteThough I live in another country, I would like to know if there is a bus to South Wentworthville, for my book.
ReplyDeleteHi Diana, for public transport in Sydney, I find google maps to be handy. I've had a look and it looks like there is a bus route "809" that runs through South Wentworthville to/from the neighbouring suburbs.
DeleteI would like to know about a bus o Wentworthville, for my story.
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