Rose Terrace

You are almost guaranteed to have to walk by twice to find Rose Terrace — two benches on a postage stamp of green space hidden down what looks like a driveway.
A nice little place to eat a lunch outdoors, sweetly complemented by the sidewalk chalk drawings of the neighborhood children and the large potted flowers covering the front steps of the terrace houses facing this teeny tiny park.

Rose Terrace is an ambiguous ‘park’ that is hidden just off South Dowling street that is off the Oxford street in Paddington. From the outset it just looks like a congregation of homes and a little walkway that leads to them all but if you look for a sign that says «Rose Terrace», follow the direction it’s pointing, on the little closed off path that is coated with shrubs and trees.
Pardon the cliché, but what you will find there on a dreamy Spring evening is nothing short of an enchanted garden. There are 32 houses there, all established circa 1874, and they form an arch that encapsulates a gorgeous little garden. This garden is fitted with cobble stone, flowers, trees, benches and a little picnic table.
It is created in such a way that is serves as a front yard and simultaneously backyard for all the homes that surround it. However, there is a tiny little sign that declares that it is in fact property of the City of Sydney which means free game for all!
Who the chairs and tables belong to is a mystery but since it’s a public park there is no reason you can’t grab a seat and feel part of the small community that is Rose Terrace.
Personally, it would be a dream of mine to own one of the quaint little terraces there. Scattered around are children’s toys, little play cars and games. The residents seem to have to qualms about leaving their things out and about, and as many times as I have been there they seem to remain untouched. It’s like a little fortitude, only minutes way from the centre of the city.
There are plenty of things to do in the area of Paddington, but if you get a chance this is definitely worth a check-​out. It’s a place to think, drink some tea, read or book or just show your friends.