Caught bus to Balmain this morning. Got off on Darling Street which is full of cool cafes and good shopping. Spent the afternoon walking around a few of the local parks - most have kiddies play areas - and particularly liked Ballast park, which appeared to be a new development on the river marking the entry to the inner west part of the harbour.
Had lunch in an italian cafe on Darling street (daisy loved the arancini) and then pounded the streets for what seemed like hours. The residential areas of Balmain are mostly family houses with only a few blocks of flats, the largest being the old Colgate factory on the water front. Great views of the harbour, CBD and bridge.
It feels like a village and has a great Good atmosphere - fairly quiet in the resi areas but busy around Darling street. Good transport links and a few schools and nurseries. Best of all Adriano Zumbo has a bakery on Darling Street.
So it's taken us three days to sniff out the best baker in town - don't hold out much hope for long term weight loss then!
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