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CASTLE KEEP: An Analysis
Few movies resonate as deeply with me as Castle Keep.
It is truly sui generis.
It’s a deceptively simple story:
In the waning days of WWII, eight walking wounded American soldiers occupy a castle in Belgium, a token sign of force as the war rages past them.
The castle belongs to a noble family who owned it for generations and stocked it with a vast collection of priceless rare and irreplaceable classical art.
The current count wants to keep his castle and his collection intact, but he also wants a son to carry on the family name and tradition.
He is, unfortunately, impotent.
And even more unfortunately, the castle is located in the Ardennes forest, on the road to Bastogne…
Now, those raw elements are more than enough to fuel a perfectly good run of the mill WWII movie, with plenty of bang-bang-shoot-em-up and some obligatory musings on the meaning of it all.
And I’m sure that’s the way they pitched Castle Keep.
But director Sydney Pollack and screenwriters Daniel Taradash and David Rayfiel (adapting the eponymous novel by William Eastlake) delivered something far more…well…phantasmagorical is as apt a way of describing it as any.
Because despite being solid grounded in a real time and a real place and a real event, Castle Keep moves out of the realm of mere history and into a much more magical place.
Not so much fact, as fable.
And as fable, it gets closer to the Truth.
. . .
Before we analyze the movie, let’s set the contextual stage.
First off, understand the impact WWII movies still had on audiences of the 1960s and early 70s.
For those who lived through the war years, it occurred scarcely more than 20 years earlier, a period that seems like forever to teenagers and young adults but flies past in the blink of an eye when one reaches middle age and beyond.
Not only were WWII movies popular, they were relatively easy to make. A lot of countries still used operational Allied and German equipment up through the 1960s (Spain’s air force stood in for the Luftwaffe in 1969’s The Battle Of Britain), and for low budget black and white films or pre-living color TV, ample archival and stock footage padded things out.
Most importantly, WWII was a shared experience insofar as younger audiences grew up hearing from their parents what it was like, and as a result there was some degree of relatability between the Greatest Generation and their children, the Boomers.
But the times, they were a’changin’ as Dylan sang, and the rise of the counter-culture in the 1960s and the civil rights, feminist, and ant-Vietnam War movements (and boy howdy, is that a hot of history crammed into one sentence but you’re just gonna hafta roll with me on this one, folks; we’ll examine that era in greater detail at some point in the future but not today, not today…) led to younger audiences looking at WWII with fresh eyes and to older film makers re-evaluating their own experiences.
So to focus on WWII films of the time, understand their were 3 main threads running through the era:
The epic re-enactment typified by The Longest Day (1961), The Battle Of The Bulge (1965), Patton (1970), and ending with A Bridge Too Far in 1977
The cynical revisionism of The Dirty Dozen (1967), Where Eagles Dare (1968), and Kelly’s Heroes (1970)*
The absurdity of How I Won The War (1967) and Catch-22 (1970)
Castle Keep brushes past all those sub-genres, though it comes closest to absurdity.
. . .
While released in 1969, Castle Keep started development as early as 1966 (the novel saw print in 1965). Burt Lancaster, attached early on as the star, requested Sydney Pollack as director.
Pollack, an established TV director, started making a name for himself in the mid-1960s with films like The Slender Thread and This Property Is Condemned; he and Lancaster worked together on The Scalphunters prior to Castle Keep.
While his first three films were well received, Pollack’s career really took off with his fifth movie, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? and after that it was a string of unbroken successes including Jeremiah Johnson, The Way We Were, The Three Days Of The Condor, Tootsie, Out Of Africa, and many, many more.
In fact, the only apparent dud in the barrel is Castle Keep, his fourth movie.
Castle Keep arrived at an…uh…interesting juncture in American (and worldwide) cinema history.
The old studio system that served Hollywood so well unraveled at the seams, the old way of doing business and making movies just didn’t seem to work anymore.
Conversely, the new style wasn’t winning that many fans, either.
For every big hit like Easy Rider there were dozens of films like Candy and Puzzle Of A Downfall Child and Play It As It Lays and Alex In Wonderland.
As I commented at the time, it seemed as if everybody in Hollywood had forgotten how to make movies.
It was a period rife with experimentation, but the thing about experiments is that they don’t always work. While there were some astonishingly good films in this era, by and large it’s difficult for modern audiences to fully appreciate what the experimental films of the era were trying to do -- and in no small part because when they succeeded, the experiments became part of the cinematic language, but when they failed…
Castle Keep is not a perfect film. As much as I love it, I need to acknowledge its flaws.
The Red Queen brothel sequences feel extraneous, not really worked into the film. Women are often treated like eye candy in male dominated war films, but this is exceptionally so. Brothels and prostitution certainly existed during WWII, servicing both sides and all comers, but the Red Queen’s ladies undercut points the film makes elsewhere.
Their participation in the penultimate battle shifts the film -- however briefly -- from the absurd to the ridiculous, and apparently negative audience testing resulted in a shot being inserted showing them alive and well and cheering despite a German tank blasting their establishment just a few moments earlier.
Likewise, an action sequence in the middle of the film where a German airplane is shot down also seems like studio pressure to add a little action to the first two-thirds of the movie.
Apparently unable to obtain a Luftwaffe fighter of the era, Pollack and the producers opted for an observation aircraft, then outfitted it with forward firing machine guns, something such aircraft never carried.
Once the airplane spotted the American soldiers at the castle, it would have flown away to avoid being shot down, not return again and again in futile strafing runs while they returned fire.
It’s action for the sake of action, and like the Red Queen scenes actually undercuts other points the film makes.
. . .
But when the film works, ah, it works gloriously…
Pollack used a style common in films of the late 1960s and early 70s: Jump cuts from one time and place to another, with no optical transition or establishing shot to signal the jump to the audience.
Star Wars brought the old school style of film making back in a big way, and ya know what? Old school works; it was lessons learned the hard way and by long experience.
Still, Pollack’s jump cuts add to Castle Keep’s dreamy, almost hallucinogenic ambiance, and that in turn reinforces the sense of fable that permeates the film.
For as historically accurate as Castle Keep is re the Battle of the Bulge, as noted above it is not operating in naturalism but rather the theater of myth and magic.
Pollack prefigures this early on with a dreamy slow motion sequence of cloaked riders galloping through the dead trees of the Ardennes forest, jumping a fence directly in front of the jeep carrying Major Falconer (Burt Lancaster) and his walking wounded squad.
It’s a sequence similar to one in Roger Vadim’s "Metzengerstein" segment of 1968’s Spirits Of The Dead, and while it’s unlikely Pollack found direct inspiration from Vadim, clearly both drew from the same mythic well.
The sequence serves as an introduction to the count (Jean-Pierre Aumont) and Therese his wife (? Niece? Sister? Nobody in the movie seems 100% sure what their relationship is, but she’s played by Astrid Heeren) and the fabulous Castle Maldorais.
The castle is fabulous in more ways than one. While the exterior was a free standing full scale outdoor set and some large interior sets were built, many of the most magnificent scenes were filmed in other real locations to show off genuine works of art found in other European castles.
This adds to the film’s somewhat disjointed feel, but that disjointed feel contributes to the dream-like quality of the story.
. . .
As mentioned, Maldorais is crammed to the gills with priceless art, and the count doesn’t care who prevails so long as the art is unmolested.
The same can’t be said about Therese, however, and as the film’s narrator and aspiring author, Private Allistair Piersall Benjamin (Al Freeman Jr.), notes “We occupied the castle. No one knows when the major occupied the countess.”
The count, as noted, is impotent. To keep Castle Maldorais intact for future generations, he needs an heir and is not fussy about how he obtains one. Therese’s function is to produce such an heir, and if the count isn’t particular about which side wins, neither is he particular about which side produces the next generation.
Despite being the narrator and (spoiler!) sole American survivor at the end of the film, Pvt. Benjamin is not the focal character of the film, nor -- surprise-surprise -- is Lancaster’s Maj. Falconer.
Falconer is evocative of Colonel Richard Cantwell in Ernest Hemingway’s Across The River And Into The Trees, in particular regarding his love affair with a woman many years his junior.
Falconer wears a patch over his right eye, the only visible sign of wounding among the GIs occupying the castle.
Several military movie buffs think they found a continuity error in Castle Keep insofar as Maj. Falconer first appears in standard issue officer fatigues of the era, but towards the end and particularly in the climactic battle wears an airborne officer’s combat uniform.
This isn’t an error, I think, but a clue as to Falconer’s personal history.
An airborne (i.e., paratrooper) officer who lost an eye is unfit for combat, and if well enough to serve would be assigned garrison duty, not a front line command.
Falconer figures out very early in Castle Keep the strategic importance of Castle Maldorais re the impending German attack and very consciously makes a decision to stand and fight rather than fall back to the relative safety of Bastogne.
Donning his old airborne uniform makes perfect sense under such circumstances.
If the count is impotent invisibly, Falconer is visibly impotent -- in both senses of the word -- and sees his chance to make one last heroic stand against the oncoming Nazi army as a surer way of restoring his symbolically lost manhood than in impregnating Therese.**
. . .
Before examining our focal character, a few words on the supporting cast.
Peter Falk is Sgt. Rossi, a baker. Sgt. Rossi’s exact wounding is never made clear, but it appears he suffers from some form of shell shock (as they called PTSD at the time).
He hears things, in particular a scream that only he hears three times during the movie.
The first time is after an opening montage of beautiful works of art being destroyed in a series of explosions. When a bird-like gargoyle is blow apart, a screech is heard on the soundtrack, and we abruptly jump cut to Maj. Falconer and Sgt. Rossi and the rest of the squad on their way to Castle Maldorais.
For a movie as profoundly philosophical as Castle Keep (more on that in a bit), Sgt. Rossi is the only actual philosopher in the group. His philosophy is of an earthy bent, and filtered through his own PTSD, but he’s clearly thinking.
Rossi briefly deserts the squad to take up with the local baker’s wife (Olga Bisera, identified only as Bisera in the credits). This is not adultery or cuckoldry; Rossi sees her bakery, knocks, and identifies himself as a baker.
“And I am a baker’s wife,” she says.
“Where’s the baker?”
“Gone.”
And with that Rossi moves in, fulfilling all the duties required of a baker (including, however briefly, standing in as a father figure for her son).
The baker’s wife is the only female character who displays any real personal agentry in the film, Therese and the Red Queen and her ladies are there simply to do the bidding of whichever male is present.
This is a problem with most male-oriented war films, and especially so for late 60s / early 70s cinema of any kind; for all the idealistic talk of equality and self-realization, female characters tended to be treated more cavalierly in films of that era than in previous generations. Olga Bisera’s character appears noteworthy only in comparison to the other female characters in the movie.
Pvt. Benjamin, our narrator and aspiring author, is African-American. There is virtually no reference made to his race in the film, certainly not as much as the references to a Native American character’s ethnicity.
Today this would be seen as an example of color blind casting; back in 1969 it was a pretty visually explicit point.
Again, it serves the mythic feel of the movie. At that time, African-American enlisted personnel would not be serving in an integrated unit.
While Castle Keep never brings the topic up, the film -- and Pvt. Benjamin’s narration -- indicates these eight men are bottom of the barrel scrapings, sent where they can do the least amount of damage, and otherwise forgotten by the powers that be.
With that reading, Benjamin’s presence is easy to understand. As the apparently third most educated member of the unit (Falconer and our focal character are the other two), he probably would not have been a smooth fit in any unit he’d been assigned to.
Whatever got him yanked out of his old company and placed under Maj. Falconer’s command probably was as much a relief to his superiors as it was to him.
Scott Wilson is Corporal Clearboy, a cowboy with a hatred of Army jeeps and an unholy love for Volkswagens.
Volkswagens actually appeared in Germany before the start of WWII but once Hitler came out swinging those factories were converted to military production. Nonetheless, the basic Beetle was around during the war, and commandeered and used by many Allied soldiers who found one.
Clearboy’s Volkswagen provides one of the funniest bits in the movie, and one that plays on the mythical / surreal / magic realism of the film. Clearboy’s obsession is oddly touching.
Tony Bill’s Lieutenant Amberjack tips us early on to the kind of cinematic experience we’re in for. Under the opening credits, Amberjack is asked if he ever studied for the ministry; Amberjack says he did.
“Then why aren’t you a chaplain?”
-- and Amberjack bursts out laughing.
Amberjack does not go with the others to the Red Queen -- “That’s for enlisted men” -- and while he enjoys playing the count’s organ, by that I mean he literally sits down at the keyboard and plays music.
But as we’ll see, Castle Keep is not the sort of movie to shy away from sly hints. Amberjack’s specific “wound” is never discussed, so it’s open to speculation as to why he’s assigned to Maj. Falconer’s squad.
(Siderbar: Following a successful acting career, Bill went on to produce and direct several motion pictures, sharing a Best Picture Oscar for The Sting with Michael and Julia Phillips.)
Elk, the token Native American character in every WWII squad movie, is played by James Patterson. Elk doesn’t get much to do in the film, though Patterson was an award winning Broadway actor. Tragically, he died of cancer a few years after making Castle Keep.
Another character with little to do is Michael Conrad’s Sergeant DeVaca. Most audiences today remember him for his role in Hill Street Blues.
Astrid Heeren (Therese) gets a typically thankless role for films of this type in that era. She possessed a beautiful face that’s so symmetrical it gives off an unearthly, almost frightening vibe. A fashion model in the 1960s, she appeared in only four movies -- this one, The Thomas Crown Affair, and two sleaze fests -- before quitting the business.
As noted above, no one is ever quite sure what her exact relationship to the count is. Towards the end it’s speculated she’s his sister and his wife, but since the count is impotent, does that really constitute incest?
Whatever she is, it’s clear the count considers her nothing more than an oven in which to bake a new heir, and in a very real sense she possesses less freedom and personal agentry than the ladies of the Red Queen.
At least she survives at the end of the film, pregnant with Falconer’s child, led to safety by Pvt. Benjamin.
Finally, Bruce Dern as Lieutenant Billy Byron Bix, a wigged out walking wounded who is not a member of Falconer’s squad.
Bix leads his own rag tag group of GIs, equally addled soldiers who proclaim their newly found evangelical fervor renders them conscientious objectors. They wander about, singing hymns and scrounging for survival, until the penultimate battle of the film.
Falconer, trying to recruit more defenders from the retreating American forces, dragoons Bix and his followers into singing a hymn in the hopes of luring some of the shell shocked GIs back to the keep.
Bix agrees -- and is almost immediately killed by a shell, not only thwarting Falconer’s plan but also raising the question of whether this was divine punishment for abandoning his pacifist ways, fate decreeing Falconer and his squad must stand alone, or pure random chance.
Dern, as always, is a delight to watch, and he and Falk get a funny scene where they argue about singing hymns at night.
. . .
So who is our focal character?
Patrick O’Neil was one of those journeymen actors who never get the big breakout role that makes them a star, but worked regularly and well.
He worked on Broadway, guest starred on TV a lot, starred in a couple of minor films (including the delightful sci-fi / spy comedy Matchless), but spent most of his movie career supporting other stars.
Castle Keep is his finest performance.
He’s supposed to be supporting Lancaster in Castle Keep, but dang, he’s the heart and soul of the film.
O’Neil plays Captain Lionel Beckman, Falconer’s second in command, a professor of art and literature whose name is well known enough to be recognized by the count.
Besides Falconer, Beckman is the only character explicitly acknowledged as having been wounded; this is revealed when Falconer mentions Beckman won the Bronze Star (the second highest award for bravery) and the Purple Heart.
Beckman is enthralled by Castle Maldorais; he and the count strike up a respectful if not friendly relationship.
He sees and appreciates the cultural significance of Castle Maldorais’ artistic treasures and futilely tries to share his love of same with the enlisted men.
He also understands how little Falconer can do at the castle to slow the German advance, and makes the entirely reasonable suggestion that perhaps it would be best for the squad and the castle to retreat and let the treasures remain intact.
Lancaster reportedly wanted to make Castle Keep a comment on the Vietnam War, but the reality is there’s no adequate comparison.
History shows the Nazis were a brutal, aggressive, racist force determined to conquer all they could and destroy the rest.
Beckman is not a fool for wanting to spare the castle and its art, and that’s why he’s vital as the film’s focal character.
He sees and feels for us the horror at what appears to be the senseless waste about to befall the men and the castle. His voice is necessary to express there are ideals worth fighting for, and there are times when not fighting is the best strategy.
But Maj. Falconer is shown as a good officer. While he maintains an aloof attitude of command, he’s interested in and concerned about the men under him, he’s willing to be lenient if circumstances permit, and he keeps them openly and honestly informed at all times of the situation facing them.
He figures out the meaning of the flares seen early in the film, anticipates what the German line of attack will be, but most importantly realizes more will die and more destruction will occur if the Nazis aren’t resisted.
He and Beckman’s difference of opinion is not simplistic good vs evil, brute vs beauty, but a deeper, and ultimately more ineffable one over applying value in our lives.
Falconer and Beckman represent two entirely different yet equally valid and equally human points of view of when and how we decide to act on those values.
Falconer by himself cannot tell the story of Castle Keep, he needs the sounding board of Beckman, and only Beckman can bridge the gap between those opposing values for the audience.
. . .
Before we go further, a brief compare & contrast on an earlier Burt Lancaster film, The Train (1964).
It touches on a theme similar to Castle Keep: As Allied armies advance on Paris, the Germans plan to move a vast collection of priceless art by rail from France to Germany. Lancaster, a member of a French resistance cell, doesn’t see the military value of stopping the train, but when other members of his cell decide to do so in order to save French culture, he reluctantly joins their efforts.
The film ends with the train stopped, the French hostages massacred, the art abandoned and strewn about by the fleeing Germans. Lancaster confronts and shoots the German officer responsible then leaves, dismayed and disgusted by the waste of human life over an abstract love of beauty.
The French resistance fighters who died trying to stop the train did so of their own fully informed consent; they knew the risks, we willing to take them, ad faced the consequences.
The civilian hostages massacred at the end had no knowledge, much less any say in the reason why their lives were risked. Lancaster, in successfully derailing the train to prevent it leaving France, also signs their death warrants when the vengeful Nazis turn on their victims.
The Train proved a critical success and did well at the box office, yet while it raises a lot of interesting points and issues, it ultimately isn’t as deep or as humane as Castle Keep.
The Train ends with a bitter sense of futility.
Castle Keep ends with a bittersweet sense of sacrifice.
. . .
All of which brings us to the screenplay of Castle Keep, written by Daniel Taradash and David Rayfiel off the novel by William Eastlake.
I read Eastlake’s book decades ago and remember it to be a good story.
The screenplay kept the basic plot but built wonderfully off the complexity of the novel, reinterpreting it for the screen.
It’s one of the few cinematic adaptations of a good literary work that actually improves on the original.
Taradash was a classic old school Hollywood screenwriter with a string of bona fide hits and classics to his credit including From Here To Eternity (1952), Picnic (1955), and Hawaii (1966). He also scripted the interesting misfire Morituri (1965), about an Allied double-agent attempting to sabotage a German freighter trying to get vital supplies back to the fatherland.
I suspect Taradash was the studio’s first choice for adapting the book, and as his credits show, an eminently suitable one.
But when Pollack came on as the director, he also brought along David Rayfiel, a frequent collaborator with him on other films.
Rayfiel’s career as a screenwriter was shorter than Tardash’s but more intense, vacillating between quality films and well crafted potboilers. Rayfiel and Pollack doubtlessly shaped the final form of the screenplay, and despite what appears to he studio interference, turned in a truly memorable piece of work.
As I said, Castle Keep is truly sui generis, but there are other films and screenplays that carry some of the same flavor.
The Stunt Man (1980; directed by Richard Rush, screenplay by Rush and Lawrence B. Marcus off the novel by Paul Brodeur) bears certain similarities in tone and approach to Castle Keep. It represents an evolution of the cinematic style originally found in Pollack’s film, now refined and polished to fit mainstream expectations.
True, it has the advantage of a story that hinges on sudden / swift / disorienting changes, but it still managed to pull those effects off more smoothly than the films of the late 1960s did.
As I said, some experiments work…
Castle Keep’s screenplay works more like Plato’s dialogs than a traditional film script.
Almost every line in it is a philosophical statement or question of some sort, and underlying everything in the film is each character’s quest for at least some kind of understanding if not actual meaning in life.
As noted, Sgt. Rossi is the most philosophical of these characters, though his philosophy is of a far earthier, more pragmatic variety than that of the count, Falconer, or Beckman.
All the major characters have some sort of philosophical bent, even if they’re not self-aware enough to recognize it in themselves.
The dialog is elliptical, less interested in baldly stating something that in getting the audience to tease out its own meanings.
Pollack directs the film in a way that forces the audience to fill in many blanks.
Early in the movie, Falconer and the count find themselves being stalked by a German patrol. They take refuge in a gazebo, duck as the Germans fire the first few shots --
-- then we abruptly jump to the aftermath of the firefight, with Falconer and the count standing over the bodies of four dead Germans.
Falconer, seeing they’re all enlisted men, realizes they wouldn’t come this far behind enemy lines without an officer.
There can be only one destination for the officer, one goal he seeks…
Pollack then visually cuts away from Falconer and the count to Therese in the castle, but keeps the two men’s dialog going as a voice over.
In the voice over, we heard Falconer stalk and kill the German officer as he approaches the castle…
…and without ever explicitly stating it, the audience comes to realize the count and Therese are not allies of the Americans, that they are playing only for their own side, and that their values are alien to those of both the Allies and the Germans.
The count is using Therese -- with or without her consent -- to produce an offspring for him, and if the Germans can’t do the job, let the Americans have a go at it…
This theme provides an undercurrent for Beckman’s interactions with the count. Beckman would like to believe the count’s desire to keep the war away from Castle Maldorais is just a desire to preserve the art and beauty in it, but the count’s motives are purely selfish.
He doesn’t desire to share his treasures with the world but keep them for his own private enjoyment.
The works of art are as good as gone once they pass through Castle Maldorais’ gate.
Later, at the start of the climactic battle for the castle, the count is seen guiding German troops into a secret tunnel that leads under the moat to the castle itself.
Falconer, having anticipated this, blows up the tunnel with the Germans in it. Through Falconer’s binoculars, we see the Germans shoot the count in the distance, his body collapsing soundlessly into the snow.
A conventional war film would show his death in satisfying close up, but Pollack puts him distantly removed from the Americans he sought to betray, and even the Germans he inadvertently betrayed.
It shows him going down, alone, in a cold and sterile and soundless environment, his greed for beauty scant comfort for his last breaths.
The film portrays the Germans as mostly faceless, seen only in death or at a distance, rushing and firing at the camera.
The one exception is a brief scene where Lt. Amberjack and Sgt. Rossi patrol the forest around the castle.
Amberjack, playing a flute he acquired at the castle, catches the attention of a German -- a former music student -- hiding in the nearby bushes.
The unseen German compliments Amberjack on his playing, but says if he’ll toss him the flute he’ll fix it so it plays better.
And the German is true to the word. Unseen in the bushes, he smooths out some of the holes on the flute and tosses it back to Amberjack.
Amberjack thanks him --
-- and Sgt. Rossi shoots him.
“Why did you kill him?”
Amberjack demands.
“It’s what we do for a living,”
says Rossi, ever the philosopher.
. . .
Castle Keep isn’t a film for everyone.
It offers no pat answers, no firm convictions, no unassailable truths.
It’s open to a wide variety of interpretations, and the audiences that saw it first in 1969 approached it from a far different worldview than we see it today.
It isn’t for everyone, but for the ones it is for, it will be a rich meal, not a popcorn snack.
Currently available on Amazon Prime.
© Buzz Dixon
* I’d include M*A*S*H (1970) in this group even thought (a) it’s set in the Korean War and (b) it’s really about Vietnam. Except for the helicopters, however, M*A*S*H uses the same uniforms / weapons / vehicles as WWII films; for today’s audiences there’s no discernable difference from a WWII-era film. It was a toss-up between putting this in the cynical revisionism or absurdity class, but in the end M*A*S*H is just too self-aware, too smirking to fit among the latter.
** Falconer’s relationship with Therese and (indirectly) the count and the castle also harkens back to a 1965 Charlton Heston film, The War Lord, arguably the finest medieval siege warfare movie ever made. Like Falconer, Heston’s Norman knight must defend a strategic Flemish keep against a Viking chieftain attacking to rescue his young son held hostage by the Normans; complicating matters is Heston’s knight taking undue advantage of his droit du seigneur over a local bride which leads to the locals -- whom the Normans are supposed to be protecting from the Vikings -- helping their former raiders. Life gets messy when you don’t keep your chain mail zipped.
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Lots of Enjoyment with Kids
Jumping castles are actually proven healthy for kids as well as adults these days. In Sydney, Austin jumping castles for kids are quite prominent. Indeed, readers will be stunned to know that the company provides a variety of jumpers in Adult castles category as well. Following are few health benefits of installing jumping castles at home. Yes! Kids may fall one or two times in the start, however, with time they gain control over the body and learn how to handle it while its imbalances. Alongside, there are many health benefits of jumping itself.Hi, If You Can't Get Us by Phone, Just Drop an Email or Book Online or Text Us At +61402554444. http://www.austinjumpingcastles.com.au/KidsCombo.htm
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Jumping Castle Hire Continues To Grow In Popularity
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Jumping Castle Hire Continues To Grow In Popularity
Ash Jumping Castles confirm in an interview with Transmedia Victoria that the popularity of jumping castles and the hiring of them continues to grow year on year.
It is no surprise to many adults, both parents and non-parents and not just kids love jumping castles. These inflatable structures attract children like ducks are drawn to water. A child can spot a bouncy castle from a long way away. Its unsure if it is the bright colour or something in their DNA, but they just spot them straight away. The look on their faces immediately brightens and they are focused in an entirely new manner. Impending excitement is in the air and their noses twitch in anticipation. Children arenever indifferent to the charms of a crowded jumping castle, which is alive with laughing children.
Colourful Jumping Castles Stand Out
The question paramount in children’s minds, as we approach the party or event is how do you get to it and how do I get on it! It may be a fair or a festival of some kind, or it may be a shopping centre extravaganza, whatever, the colourful jumping castle stands out like a beacon of pleasure. A lighthouse flashing warnings of bouncing good times directly ahead. Children squirm in their car seats, impatient to get out and get on it. Every other part of the party fades into the background before the bulgy, bouncy castle.
A Kid Can Jump and Fall in Harmless Fun
There is something about being able to throw your body around in pure glee, without the harsh consequences of gravity and solid surfaces. A child can jump and fall in harmless fun, again and again. He or she can take in huge gulps of air and scream in ecstasy, as their form is flung back from the forgiving walls. It is like all the strictures and rules of ordinary reality are rolled back for these moments of bliss. Kids are free from the boring physics, which underpin everyday lives, for those minutes and hours they inhabit their jumping castle.
Children Spend More Time on Computers
As human beings in the 21C, we live in an increasingly digitalised world. This means that children spend more time on computers and looking into screens, than they do having physical fun. Technology is a blessing and a curse, in many ways, sure it saves time on so many applications, but it also demands an unhealthy sedentary lifestyle. Sitting down, typing and staring into countless screens is not a healthy occupation for children or adults. Getting outside and having some real fun is. Using their bodies to bounce around and laugh is, and also a better thing to do with their time.
Childhood is Supposed to Be a Time of Innocence
It is easy to forget that childhood is supposed to be a time of innocence. Children are growing up so fast these days and superchared by an abundance of super-fast technology. Children are on social media platforms dealing with cyber bullies and increased peer group pressure. Every child has a mobile phone from an early age. The world is a far more complex place than it used to be before all this innovation. Adults and children alike are seeking outdoor entertainment for balancing their lives. Jumping castles are providing this and the ability to truly escape in a safe manner.
Putting Some Bounce Back into the Lives of Children
Perhaps, it is time to put some bounce back into the lives of children. Time to enjoy some simple physical pleasures again. Families have a responsibility to ensure that recreational time is good for young bodies and minds. It is too easy to switch on the TV, let them play computer games on their devices for hours on end, and before you know it, the day is over. Where is the time going and the opportunity to engage with the physical world. Have those kids burnt up any kilojoules, before the carbohydrate rich dinner and sugary drinks hit them. Bouncing is good exercise for human beings of all ages. A jumping castle may not be the panacea for the modern age, but it surely deserves a place in the lives of children and families for all those right reasons and in greater numbers people are realising it.
About Ash Jumping Castles
Ash Jumping Castles is Sydney’s leading hirer of Jumping Castles and Sumo Suites. They have the best selection of inflatables and have now introduced the new era of European jumping castles to compliment their range for hire.
All jumping castles are compliant to the Australian Standard AS3533.4. The jumping castles also offer sun and rain protection and a safety net at the entrance. Ash Jumping Castles also have public liability insurance and a certificate of currency is available on request. They are extremely proud to maintain a 100% safety record.
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Putting the “Fun” In Corporate Function
Let’s be honest, for some of us, the words fun and work are very rarely used in the same sentence. As hard working, busy adults, it can be hard to find time to have some fun. And the idea of combining that with work might seem a little strange to some. However, work doesn’t have to be all business and no play, in fact more and more companies are putting the time and effort into creating a fun environment at work.
One of the best ways to do this is to have the company host a fun corporate event for the employees. Whether it be a conference, appreciation function, product launch or a celebration of a company milestone, there are plenty of ways to incorporate engaging and interactive activities. Here’s how we recommend planning a fun corporate event.
Match the activity with the style of the event
If your event is for a particular product or brand, base the activity around the same goals. If you want to make it more family friendly, have a look at activities like jumping castles, rides, and games. If it’s an event for the employees, look into some team building activities or some entertainment to show them your appreciation.
Create a healthy competitive environment
Nothing helps let of some steam like some healthy competition. Add some games and matches to bring out the inner child of your employees and let them enjoy themselves. Make sure the activities are fun, positive and inclusive of all your staff.
Provide food and drinks
Show your appreciation for your employees or potential clients by hiring a catering company for the event. We also recommend checking out the Event Staff Sydney has to offer. It will provide a nice atmosphere by having professional food and beverages made and served to the guests, allowing them to enjoy themselves and relax.
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Guide to London Eye - The top tourist attraction in uk
Erected to denote the Millennium, renowned London Eye is the globe's largest monitoring wheel as well as renowned landmark, offers incredible 360 ° city sights are ever before altering as you fly with the air on your round HALF AN HOUR journey.
Step aboard the London Eye, Europe's highest MONITORING WHEEL in the centre of London-UK, and see the city's world well-known and recognisable sites from above. A contemporary yet already really preferred and most visited traveler destination is the London Eye, a huge observation wheel located in the Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank. The 135 meter (443ft) high framework was constructed as part of London's millennium celebrations.
it's a huge ferris wheel, and, yes, it's for vacationers - yet it's a worth a spin. Once you've boarded your GLASS-SIDED-CAPSULE - each pill holds 25 individuals - it will be a half-hour prior to you return down. Creeping along at 0.6 miles (0.9 kilometres) per hr, it's an excruciatingly slow trip, as a journey on the London Eye is called, but from the top of the 443-foot (135-m) wheel you'll be rewarded with gloriously unobstructed sights over London. This is hype. The sights are wonderful when you at some point succeed. If you intend to look far better views cross the river to Millbank Tower. The range and also design is incredible in regards to the structure, egg-shaped sheathings as well as prime place. You can take it into your advanced checklist to go to. A 'trip' (the Eye is sponsored by British Airways) takes half an hour and provides outstanding SPECTACULAR 360 ° SIGHTS of city over the heart of London as well as beyond.
London Eye sitting pretty as it ends up being best traveler attraction
For a structure disregarded by organizers, it is outstanding that the London Eye ever before made it to overlook the funding's sky line. Five years on, the large wheel has actually earned its location among the world's most well-known sites, defeating the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty as well as the leaning tower of Pisa in a poll. The 135m-high Eye on the south bank of the Thames was elected the globe's finest tourist attraction, above the likes of the Sydney Opera House and the Vatican in Rome.
The wheel's success contrasts with its ignominious starts. When the developers submitted prepare for the framework as a competition entrance, no one won and also the competitors was ditched. And when Lambeth council did grant preparation authorization it reserved the right to pull down the Eye after five years, although it is now secure till 2027. The Eye was picked as the website people would certainly most like to see in the Ultimate Locations survey, commissioned by the crisp manufacturers Pringles. In the survey, 2,000 voters were asked to choose their utmost vacationer location from 11 global sites.
History and construction
The structure was designed by the building group of David Marks and also Julia Barfield, partner and also better half. They submitted their idea for a big monitoring wheel as part of a competitors to develop a landmark for the new millennium.
None of the entrants won the competition, however the couple pressed on and ultimately got the backing of British Airways, that funded the task. Building and construction of the monitoring wheel took greater than a year as well as a half to finish. In the process over 1700 tonnes of steel were used for the framework and greater than 3000 tonnes Profile of the London Eye of concrete were made use of for the structures. The advanced looking capsules, accommodating up to twenty-five guests, were carried right from France by train through the chunnel. Each egg-shaped capsule is 8 meters long as well as evaluates five hundred kilograms. The twenty-five meter (82 ft) long pin was constructed in the Czech Republic. The rim has a size of 122m (400ft), concerning 2 hundred times the dimension of a bicycle wheel. Eighty spokes connect the rim with the spindle.
Interesting truths for youngsters about London Eye
The London Eye is not a Ferris wheel. It's the world's tallest cantilevered monitoring wheel
Supermodel Kate Moss has gotten on the London Eye 25 times - the record for a UK celebrity
On standard the London Eye receives more site visitors annually than the Taj Mahal and the Great Pyramids of Giza
You could see as much as 40 kilometres in all directions (that's regarding Windsor Castle on a clear day)
In December 2005 the London Eye was lit pink in celebration of the very first Civil Partnership executed on the wheel
The 32 capsules on the London Eye are representative of the 32 London boroughs, as well as every one evaluates as much as 1,052,631 pound coins
Despite there only being 32 capsules, for superstitious factors they are phoned number 1 - 33. Permanently luck number 13 is left out
The London Eye can carry 800 people each rotation, which approaches 11 London red dual decker buses
The London Eye had a predecessor - The Great Wheel - which remained in functioning order from 1895 - 1906
Capsules take a trip at a leisurely pace of 26cm per second, which is two times as quick as a tortoise sprinting
Touring guide
Transport to Getting There
Nearest Tube: The nearby stations are Westminster (Departure 1 Westminster Pier) and Waterloo, which are both within 5 mins walking distance.
From Waterloo mainline station, take departure 6 for the South Financial institution as well as follow the signs.
Buses: Bus paths to the EDF Energy London Eye include the 211, 24 as well as 11, and we get on the majority of London Sightseeing excursion bus routes.
Train: Waterloo International Station and also Charing Cross Station
Car: We would recommend clients versus driving to the EDF Power London Eye. If nonetheless you do make a decision to drive, there are 3 vehicle parks at the South Bank Centre, easily accessible from Lookout Road. These are Hungerford Bridge, The Hayward Gallery as well as the National Theatre auto parks.
Coach: The trainer go down off point is situated on Platform Roadway behind the EDF Power London Eye. Access to The Eye is then with Jubilee Gardens.
Day out city trip via Bus or Trains
Bus tours
Enjoy three some main Bus excursion paths, consisting of the city tourist attractions, thames river curises.
The Original Tour: Yellow Route- Hop-on and off our excursions at your recreation exploring London's views in security as well as comfort. Obtain the most from your check out with a fun and also useful English assisted commentary provided by our expert tour hosts.
The City Sightseeing Tour: Red Route- This Hop-On Jump Off course absorbs all of London's landmark destinations as well as offers amusing, multi-lingual commentaries. Kids could also enjoy our fantastic Children' Network on the Red Route.
Blue Bus Route- Delight in the delights of london eye and also London city shopping districts passed on via the superb electronic commentary, including the special kids's network and also you could get on as well as off the bus at any type of factor on the route.
Train tours
Tour the huge ben and also london city peculiar. The local train station to the London Eye is London Waterloo Rail Station. Waterloo has to do with five mins walking range from the London Eye although for the quickest course we advise taking leave 6 for the South Bank and also adhering to the signs. The London Eye is located on the South Bank of the Thames, opposite your houses of Parliament.
London eye ticket rate or precio
General Tickets
Please keep in mind that on the internet cost is just valid for bookings made a minimum of 24 hrs beforehand. * Family of 4 consists of 2 grownups (16 plus) and 2 children under the age of 16.
Adult (16+) £19.10
Fast Track Adult or Kid ₤ 28.80
Child (4 - 15) need to be come with by an adult ₤ 12.60
Under 4s (Free entry) £0.00
Seniors (60+) Not legitimate weekends or in July/August ₤ 15.60
Disabled (inc 1 carer) £15.60
Private Capsule (3 - 25 guests) ₤ 500.00
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Disabled Access
London Eye has complete handicapped access. This includes a ramp and walkway into County Hall, which integrates the Ticket Hall, toilet facilities and Costa Coffee. The Eye itself additionally has full handicapped accessibility. Disabled visitors may board at the base of the Eye on Queen's Stroll where the accessibility ramps lie. Members of personnel will always be on hand to assist visitors (if called for). Due to safety restrictions, only two mobility devices each pill and up to 8 wheelchairs per time slot are enabled on The Eye.
London Eye 4D Experience - EDF Power London Eye
Included with every ticket is access to the London Eye 4D Encounter, an inspiring trip of exploration that brings London to life with unique viewpoints and multi-sensory special impacts, consisting of wind, bubbles and scent - the perfect prep work for the occurring sense-heightening tour on the London Eye. Integrate and also Save with our London Tour and Attraction packages! Spectacular sights of London and it's lots of famous sites from high over the River Thames.See Big Ben looming above the Homes of Parliament, follow St. James Park as it sweeps to Buckingham Palace. Is the Queen in your home? You'll identify the flag flying if she is.Your check out includes interactive overviews powered by Samsung Galaxy Tab and also entry to the London Eye 4D Encounter, an inspiring journey of discovery that brings London to life through multi-sensory unique effects.
Things to do, sightseeing, traveler attractions
Events and festivals
Eyeskate
In its fifth year on the South Bank this wintertime, the London Eye outdoors ice rink is now a well-established location amongst the funding's best ice skating rinks at Christmas. Consumers can integrate their skate with a journey on the London Eye, with unique Mulled Wine and Sparkling wine Flights offering an ideal method to watch the Christmas lights.
New Year's Eve Fireworks
The annual New Year's Eve Fireworks display screen, launched from the foot of the London Eye and from rafts on the Thames, is noticeable from many of central London: the fundamental rule is that if you could see the London Eye, you'll have the ability to see the program. Commemorate New Year's Eve and welcome 2015 with a bang at the London NYE 2014 Fireworks, offered by the Mayor of London. This is London's a lot of amazing New Year's Eve event, and among the best celebrations of its kind in the world.
Christmas day parties as well as THAMES RIVER CRUISE
The joyful period The London Eye will certainly be changed into the best winter destination and end up being the centerpiece of the South Financial institution's Xmas occasions. There's a range of fun-filled winter tasks for all ages as wsell as amazing markets for bargain searching, present surfing as well as treats to take home.
Cruise down the Thames River on a Xmas Day cruise ship in London, as well as see the city at its most relaxed! While moving past leading London attractions, such as the London Eye as well as Big Ben, you'll see the city devoid of its regular groups. An amazing way to enjoy Xmas in London, the Thames River cruise ship complies with a course from Westminster Pier to Greenwich then back again. Unwind in vogue as you cruise and also enjoy a tasty 3-course Xmas lunch. Leave Westminster Pier and cruise ship along the Thames River on the most peaceful day of London's year: Christmas Day. With the Thames without its regular river traffic, glide along the river towards Greenwich, appreciating picture-perfect sights of London's waterfront sights without their normal crowds.
When lunch is prepared, sit at your table and appreciate an aperitif. After that, all that's delegated do is kick back as well as consume your cheery banquet! Appreciate a lush 3-course Xmas lunch including roast turkey with all the trimmings and maybe enjoy a glass of wine from the onboard bar (very own cost). After eating, work off the food with an amble around the top deck, as well as watch out for preferred London attractions like the London Eye, Tower Bridge and the Cutty Sark ship. Having cruising gently down the Thames River, go back to Westminster Pier to complete your Christmas Day cruise in London.
Close to The London Eye you could additionally delight in the Southbank Centre Winter season Event, consisting of incredible series as well as totally free tasks, the brand name brand-new Southbank Centre Xmas Market as well as the possibility to put right into superb Yuletide nosh at the Real Food Christmas Market. It's simply a short walk to the National Theater to see the theater adventure 'Prize Island', 'Grimm Stories for Youthful as well as Old' at the Bargehouse, as well as the town of designer-maker stores at Gabriel's Dock as well as the stores of Oxo Tower Wharf.
Opening Times and Cruise ship Schedule
The EDF Power London Eye opens up daily from 10am - 8.30 pm other than from 06/01/2014 until 17/01/2014 when it will be closed for annual maintenance. see citycruises to understand more.
Coca-Cola sponsorship event
Soft drinks firm, which has signed a two-year deal for an undisclosed sum, will take over from EDF Power. Coca-Cola is to become the brand-new sponsor of the London Eye after authorizing a bargain to replace France's EDF Power. The funding's huge ferris wheel has actually been a leading vacationer attraction considering that it was introduced in 2000, when it was called the Centuries Wheel. It was previously sponsored by British Airways prior to coming to be the EDF Power London Eye in 2011. Merlin Amusement's primary exec, Nick Varney, said: 'The London Eye is Merlin's premier international destination and significantly a crucial visual icon of modern London, particularly since the Olympics. We are therefore pleased as well as honored to be partnering with an organisation and brand name of the high quality as well as online reputation of Coca-Cola.'
London Eye Chocolate Tasting
It's a chocolate lover's desire: drinking chilled Prosecco whilst finding out all about the globe of delicious chocolate as well as absorbing the unbelievable views of the London skyline. You'll locate out the best ways to taste it, when to taste it and, certainly, do a fair little bit of actual sampling as well - perfect!
Hotel Chocolat Sampling Experience Times:
Saturdays at 2.30 pm and also at 4.30 pm
Sundays at 2.30pm and 4.30pm
The Experience includes:
Accompanied entry by individual London Eye host
Two 30-minute rotations
Chocolate and also truffle sampling with Resort Chocolat ambassador
Two glasses of Prosecco
Take-home Resort Chocolat gift bag
Samsung interactive in-capsule guides
Entry to 4D cinema experience
Complimentary 360° Mini Guide
Famous Monuments as well as sites near it
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London/ Big Ben
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London is established opposite your homes of Parliament and Big Ben, on the South Bank. It is close to the London Eye, the Aquarium, restaurants as well as theatres.
London Dungeon
Popular attributes of the original dungeons return consisting of the repulsive animatronics and also waxworks, suitably terrible sound results, as well as some (quite active) costumed team that stand in the screens as well as jump out at unwary celebrations of tourists. The London Dungeon shut its doors on its old Tooley Road residence on 31st January 2013 (while London Bridge station is being redeveloped) and also the new London Dungeon opened in the spooky below ground vaults of Region Hall on 1st March. New functions consist of an up close as well as personal encounter with Individual Fawkes and the murderous king, Henry VIII, played by a modern 3D variation of the booming-voiced actor Brian Blessed.
Sea Life London Aquarium
The Sea Life London Aquarium includes hundreds of selections of fish and also sea life from around the globe. Below you'll come face-to-face with sharks and also enjoy divers feeding big conger eels. Seahorses, rays, starfish and also piranhas are additionally on series as well as the interactive displays consist of a monitored touch swimming pool, while cuddling the friendly rays is positively au fait. You could see the fish being fed during diving screens on Mondays, Wednesdays and also Fridays between 12noon and also 12.30 pm generally Atlantic Container (sign in advancement as this is subject to alter as well as during holiday durations dives may occur a lot more frequently).
Other attractions
It supplies you Amazing 360 ° sights of London, as much as 40km on a clear day, See Huge Ben, Jubilee Gardens, St. Paul's Basilica, Tower Bridge, the Fragment as well as far more. All pills are air-conditioned and also mobility device available. Take pleasure in an enjoyable pre-flight 4D film experience, taking you on a thrilling trip high over London.
Hotel as well as dining establishments - Food, accommodations, holiday packages
Skylon Food selection - Restaurant, Bar and Grill
Combine your London Eye tickets with a dish at Skylon on the 3rd flooring of the Royal Celebration Hall. Located on the third floor of the just recently reconditioned Royal Celebration Hall simply minutes from the London Eye, Skylon offers magnificent scenic views of London's sky line with floor to ceiling home windows overlooking the river Thames. The Bar as well as Grill provides a modern European menu with British influences. Enjoy a three-course lunch or supper with a glass of wine from a set menu, consisting of coffee.
Thistle Trafalgar Square hotel
The Thistle Trafalgar Square hotel by Thistle is found on an intimate and also peaceful side street in the heart of the West Endwith the popular 'theater land' Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square within just 5 mins' walk. All 108 rooms at this four-star hotel have been just recently refurbished to supply the highest possible requirements of convenience as well as design. Requirements showed in our two ground-floor bars which supply excellent surroundings for after work or before dinner beverages. Our Gravity Bar can also be booked for tiny meetings as well as events.
London eye hostel
If you're trying to find a hostel with wonderful area, London Eye Hostel is the location to stay. All those travelling for business are sure to have an excellent remain at London Eye Hostel in London. You're near Lambeth North tube station at 8 minutes away when you stay below. Any individual staying below will certainly appreciate its Wi-Fi. Remain at London Eye Hostel if you desire great lodging in London.
London Marriott Hotel County Hall
Plan a remarkable visit to our historical hotel, simply actions from the London Eye. Flaunting sophisticated lodging and an iconic area on the banks of the River Thames, the London Marriott Resort Region Hall gives the excellent area for a leisure or job retreat.
Strand Palace Hotel
Within 700 metres of the Adelphi and the Vaudeville theatres, the Hair Royal residence Resort is located in London's West End and is bordered by the Hair's bars and restaurants.
The Savoy
Originally opened up in 1889, the world-famous Savoy Resort is positioned on the financial institutions of the Thames as well as less compared to 5 minutes' stroll from The British Gallery as well as The Royal Opera House
Warnings: Points to bear in mind:
Large bags are not enabled into the Eye - small, individual bags only. There is no baggage hold at the Eye - the nearest is at Waterloo Station.
There is no audio discourse at any kind of time during your visit although a guidebook can be acquired for ₤ 3.00.
There is a bench in the centre of each pill that you could rest on but this supplies little view, so be prepared to stand.
Food as well as beverage is NOT allowed on the Eye.
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Rent A Bounce House - Tip 1 By Douglas Sutter
Creating Atmosphere. The event rental companies are selling complete solutions to produce your party memorable & spectacular. Moonwalks include the inflatable jumpy stuff that you observe largely at childrens parties, special events, or workplace picnics.
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Jumping castle hire in Sydney is quite safe. Make sure the cost you might be charging fits your objectives. Additionally, they are extremely heavy, typically weighing well over 150 lbs for small units.
When considering a theme for your next social event in Sydney, please consider a jumping castle. This trackless train will draw out the impression of being a small kid in most elder within the party. Blue Castle Bounce House.
Bounce houses are an excellent idea for a parent wanting to develop his child's imagination and various social skills. See, it wasn't that hard! Now you can brag to any or all your pals about your new laundry skills. Basically consider just about any activity you used to play as a kid and re-invent it with the moonwalk. It's a bounce party it needn't be described as a soda and cake party.
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Sydney with a twonager
We spent 10 weeks in Sydney this year in winter and had a ball. We stayed in Rushcutters Bay (which is right next to Potts Point) and loved our playground and coffee options in the area. Here are some of the things we did that were always a hit with the twonager:
Potts Point Market
Every Saturday morning we walked into Potts Point for this excellent market. The corn fritters are The Best and you can do a big stock up on fruit, veges, bread, muesli and heaps more to get you through the week. Even better, it is right next to a fabulous playground so if the twonager got restless, one of us could shop while the other drank coffee and pushed the swing. We were walking distance but it would be easy to do on public transport too as it’s a stone’s throw from Kings Cross Station.
Note: I just googled this for the website link and it seems to have moved to Sundays. You can check it out here: http://pottspointmarket.com.au/
Bourke St Bakery
While we’re in the neighbourhood, we spent many a morning tea at my favourite bakery in the world, Bourke Street Bakery. We went to the Potts Point store but I’m sure they’d all be great for your twonager. Our twonager would live solely on chocolate croissants given the option and they do a fine example and also do an excellent line in fancy sausage rolls that kids and adults love. My hot tip is a ginger brulee tart and a coffee - heaven. They have outdoor and indoor seating. Although the outdoor doesn’t have the world’s most amazing aspect, it’s next to a dead end road with virtually no traffic so you don’t have to be extra vigilant about keeping your twonager close. http://bourkestreetbakery.com.au/
Watson’s Bay Beach Club
If you fancy an excursion for a kid-friendly meal with a fabulous view of the city and the harbour bridge, head out to Watson’s Bay Beach Club. Great food for adults and kids alike and a drop dead view. It’s a relaxed vibe and they have lots of colouring-in for your budding artist so you can sip your cider in peace. http://watsonsbayhotel.com.au/beach-club/
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
Rushcutter’s Bay has one of Sydney’s well-kept secrets for dining locations with the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. To get in, you have to live something like 7kms away which should be fine for all of us visitors to the hood. Once you’ve passed that test, you can make yourself comfy on the incredible deck for beers, fizzy water and a good range of pub-style food while you watch the boats bobbing by. Absolutely gorgeous on a sunny afternoon and as a bonus there are two playgrounds within 5 minutes walk. http://www.cyca.com.au/functions-and-dining/deck/
Taronga Zoo
You probably don’t need me to tell you that Sydney’s zoo is one of the most stunning in the world. You really shouldn’t miss out on a visit any time you’re in the Sydney. The best way to get there to make a day of it is on the ferry and then catch the gondola up to the top before you start making your way down again. However, we drove once as well and it kept the day a little shorter (and thus tantrum-free). Don’t miss the bird show set against the jaw-dropping backdrop of Sydney Harbour - what a view! https://taronga.org.au/taronga-zoo
Tamarama Beach
We had a ritual on Sunday mornings where I’d do yoga next to Tamarama beach and the excellent husband and twonager would have a chocolate croissant and a play while they waited for me. It’s a gorgeous beach with everything you need: cafe, playground, clean toilets and showers, sand, water, rocks for climbing on. If you do have time for yoga, I’d strongly recommend Yoga by the Sea for a zen-like session: http://www.yogabythesea.com.au/
Sydney and Manley Aquariums
Our first visit to the Aquarium was such a success that we went back again and visited Manly aquarium as well. Both are fabulous with lots to look at and lots of ramps to run up and down (which seems to be one of the key features that appealed to the twonager). Obviously, there’s lots to look at and Sydney Aquarium also has an amazing craft activity where you colour in a fish and add it to a digital ocean - very cool. Manly is smaller but still plenty to keep you busy for a couple of hours and you can catch the ferry there which adds to the adventure! It’s not the cheapest activity but you get a small discount for booking in advance online and will save heaps of time in the queue. https://www.sydneyaquarium.com.au/
Orange Grove Market
As well as being able to stock up on your groceries and have an excellent egg and bacon roll for breakfast on a Saturday morning, this market also has....wait for it....pony rides! AND a jumping castle! Pretty much everything you need for a good morning out (except the coffee stall is the slowest in the known universe). https://www.facebook.com/pages/Orange-Grove-Market/164948666852205
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