The Rocks.

It was a steep climb up a flight of steps and winding streets across from Circular Quay to finally get to The Rocks Centre. ' The Rocks only covers twenty hectares', 'and only 800 people live there', said my nephew. 'It is a a state of mind as much as anything'. I saw rows of terraced housing: I trod the cobblestone streets and noticed the heritage buildings, overshadowed by modernist high-rises. 'The heritage buildings date from the 1920s'. We entered the Museum of Contemporary Art in George Street. Its abstract paintings passed me by, like the silver markets on Argyle street, where I wondered, 'How much longer will The Rocks stay the same? ' - Revised 13 April 2019.