50th birthday celebration Sydney – Najia, Nasrin + Yesim 31.09.25

Yesmin wanted to celebrate her special birthday in style. She organised the 50th birthday celebration Sydney – it was well worth it – so much fun! Our trike rider picked them up from Merrylands.

Merrylands

The suburb of Merrylands is located 25 km west of the Sydney CBD. Merrylands was named after the former English home of Arthur Todd Holroyd (1806–1887), who acquired land in this area in 1855.

Sydney Olympic Park

Firstly, the rider rode them to Sydney Olympic Park. They stopped for photos and lots of laughs. When Europeans arrived in 1788, the Homebush Bay area formed part of the traditional lands of the Wanngal clan.

In 1907, 367 hectares was resumed for the building of the State Abattoirs. Specifications for the general arrangement and layout of the site and drawings of the gatehouse, administration buildings, mutton, pork, beef and veal houses were completed in 1909 by the Department of Public Works under the Government Architect and construction completed in 1913. The gardens were also designed in 1913 by Joseph Maiden, Director of the Sydney Botanic Gardens, including the historic formal avenue of trees that is located on the eastern boundary of the Overflow. Consisting of Brush Box and Spotted Gum this row of trees is referred to as “the allee”. The cauldron is located in the Overflow, a park just west of the former main abattoir administration precinct and allee, on land which formed a car park for the abattoir.

Interestingly, Sydney Olympic Park was originally redeveloped for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The stadiums, arenas and venues continue to be used for sporting, musical, and cultural events, including the Sydney Royal Easter Show, Sydney Festival and a number of world-class sporting fixtures. The suburb also contains commercial developments, residential buildings and extensive parklands.

Ryde Bridge

Secondly, they rode over Ryde Bridge, 19km NW of Sydney CBD. The two bridges comprise a heritage-listed steel Pratt truss bridge with inoperable lift span. The original Ryde Bridge was opened on 7 December 1935 and spans across the famous Parramatta River. Already, the 50th birthday celebration Sydney was fun and memorable.

Gladesville Bridge

This is a heritage-listed concrete arch road bridge that carries Victoria Road over the Parramatta River, from the western suburbs to the city (or vice versa). It was the first 305-metre (1,000 ft) span concrete bridge in the world and had a substantial number of engineering and technical elements that made it a world-leading bridge design and construction achievement. It was also the first bridge, if not one of the first bridges, to utilise computer programming in its construction.

This bridge is on the main arterial thoroughfare of Victoria Road – from the western suburbs to the city (or vice versa).

Birkenhead Point

Next, the rider took them around Birkenhead Point. Prior to being redeveloped as a shopping centre, the site was the site of the Perdriau Rubber Factory. Henry Perdriau started manufacturing rubber products here in c.1900. Perdriau Rubber Co. merged with the Dunlop Rubber Company of Australia in 1928, by which time Perdriau was producing 50,000 shoes per week and between 500,000 – 780,000 tyres annually. The rubber factory was closed in 1976 when the site was sold to David Jones to be redeveloped.

ANZAC Bridge

Then, after a couple of turns, they rode over our favourite bridge, the ANZAC Bridge. We think it is incredible, a work of art and design. It is main bridge #1 of this tour. Similarly, it is also great to see without a roof over your head inhibiting the view.

Most noteworthy, the stay cable design concept development and final design for the new bridge were carried out by the Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW. Finally, the bridge was opened to traffic on 03 December 1995 as the Glebe Island Bridge.

The bridge was given its current name on Remembrance Day in 1998 to honour the memory of the soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (known as ANZACs) who served in World War I.

Barangaroo

They rode down the road that leads through the comparatively new development of Barangaroo. A spectacular transformation from a disused container terminal on the edge of Sydney’s CBD into a spectacular 22-hectare waterfront precinct.

Crown Casino

Also, they rode past Crown Sydney (also referred to as One Barangaroo), is a skyscraper in Barangaroo, Australia. It stands at a height of 271.3 m (890 ft) with 75 floors, making it the tallest building in Sydney and 4th tallest building in Australia. Construction first began in October 2016 and was completed in December 2020.

Harbour Bridge Southern Side

Then, it was along Hickson Road was next, and under the southern end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. What a wonderful view!

The Rocks

Lastly, they rode through the Rocks, such an interesting place in/of Sydney. It’s the most historic place in Australia! It is a neighbourhood of historic laneways in the shadow of Sydney Harbour Bridge. The Rocks became established shortly after the colony’s formation in 1788 so it is the oldest residential, developed area in Australia – the birthplace of modern Sydney. With the arrival of European settlers in 1788, it was here that the convicts first set up house and shop.

However, the 1.5 hrs was up so the rider dropped them off at Shangri-La Sydney. Here they were going to have “High Tea” to celebrate the milestone birthday. The 50th birthday celebration Sydney on a trike was so much fun.

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