Short Introduction
Day 1
the City, SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium, the Domain, the Royal Botanic Garden
Day 2
the City, State Library of NSW, St Mary's Cathedral, Queen Victoria Building
Day 3
the Royal Botanic Garden, Woolloomooloo, Nielsen Park, South Head, Bondi Beach, Centennial Park
Day 4
the Blue Mountains, Jenolan Caves, Glenbrook railway station
Day 5
Day 6
Taronga Zoo, Blues Point, Chatswood
Day 7
Camp Coutts, Bronte Beach, Waverley Cemetery, Balls Head, house of Alex, Sydney panorama, former BP site, Gore Hill Cemetery, Royal North Shore Hospital, 'library' and its surroundings
Day 8
Sydney Tower, boat tour
Day 9
Manly, houses of Vicky, Kathy and Tony, Dobroyd Head, Rosehill and Strathfield stations
Day 10
Manly Dam, Narrabeen Lakes, Terrey Hills, house of Paul
Day 11
The Rocks, Sydney Harbour Bridge, one Riana location
Day 12
Port Botany, Roselands Shopping Centre, 'abandoned' house, house of the old lady, house of Katrina, Film Australia, road to Magnetronix
Day 13
Circular Quay, house of Tony, studio of Carl, yacht club
Day 14
Around Circular Quay and Harbour Bridge, Observatory Hill, Walsh Bay Wharves and its surroundings, one Riana location, Central station, hotel, former Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Fish Market, school and its surroundings, Glebe
Closing remarks
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My journey to Australia in 2018
Day 9
In the morning, I took a bus to the City. Then I took a train from Town Hall to Circular Quay:
There, I took a ferry to Manly:
In about half an hour, I arrived to the Manly ferry wharf:
Then I moved on:
This is The Corso:
And this is Manly War Memorial:
This is Manly Town Hall:
This is where I came from:
This is the Corso opposite side:
From here and to the Pacific, The Corso is for pedestrians only:
Note OPEN 7 DAYS и BOTTLE SHOP plates on my picture. This is where Kathy and Josh were walking:
Shops are constantly changing so now this place is not recognizable. I recognized it only from the house number (21).
Here we see St Matthew’s Anglican Church:
At the end of this building, there used to be Corso Jewellery in Spellbinder:
The opposite side of this street:
The column with the thin yellow line appeared in Spellbinder:
This is where Ashka was walking:
And that tree:
Those buildings:
Compare these two pictures, they show the same buildings:
In my understanding, the following pictures show the same buildings too but it is difficult to see:
This is where Corso Jewellery used to be:
The newsagency next to that place:
And here you see the hotel where Ashka was staying in season 2:
Some pictures from the same point as above:
And the hotel:
It was rebuilt but it is still recognizable.
I think it is the bar inside:
The brown building is just next to the hotel along the Corso:
The hotel:
This is where I came from:
And the installation in front of the hotel:
Again:
This is where I came from:
Our heroes were walking here:
More pictures:
Note the stairs inside:
Probably Kathy and Josh were walking there.
This hotel building hosts The New Brighton Hotel nowadays. But you cannot book a room there because it is just some bars and clubs inside, including Shark Bar shown in Spellbinder.
Some pictures from season 1:
Today, everything is different there.
Then I went to the street that is perpendicular to The Corso and joins it just at the hotel:
The hotel:
Here, Ashka was driving:
The hotel facade was changed:
This is how it used to be:
This door was probably shown in Spellbinder:
View from the opposite side:
I moved on:
I think ATTIK is where Green's EATERY in Spellbinder used to be:
The hotel:
Apparently Ashka visited one of these shops:
More pictures:
Again, that door:
And Ashka went there:
Then I came back to the brown building.
It was shown in both seasons:
Again:
Then I walked to Manly Beach. This is the Corso from that beach:
And the beach:
Then I came back to The Corso.
The hotel:
Then I went to that perpendicular street again:
Ashka probably went there:
Here we see one more street:
I moved on.
Look at that shot from season 2:
And that is from season 1:
I moved on.
Bambino is exactly where Tandy Electronics in Spellbinder used to be:
Look at that:
More shots from season 1:
Tandy Electronics used to be here:
This is where Ashka crossed the road:
The shops:
The opposite side:
This is how it used to be:
Ray White office used to be approximately here:
Today, First National Real Estate Manly Prestige office is here.
Manly Congregational Church:
This church was shown in Spellbinder:
Katrina was here:
And the real estate agency:
Note Divine Nails in my picture above. There used to be Florist in Spellbinder on its place:
Thought the real estate agency is different today, it looks very much the same:
Towards The Corso:
Then I went to Bain’s shop:
Today there is Desire Books shop there:
The door and the tile are still the same:
Just next to it, an accident with a police officer took place:
The closed gates are right where the officer fell down:
The building between the gates and the shop also appeared in Spellbinder but it has changed much:
This is just next to the shop:
House No. 3 was in Spellbinder:
This is that street:
Then I walked to the place where Josh was hiding from a police officer chasing him:
The showcase:
On the other side of the road, we see a park:
You should note the swing in this park in my picture, just like in Spellbinder:
And this is where Josh was hiding:
Then I went back to Bain’s shop and took some pictures from its door in different directions.
To the right:
These brick houses appeared in Spellbinder:
This parking place is just opposite the shop:
It was in Spellbinder:
And a view to the left:
This street corner was in Spellbinder:
Now let’s look at the shop again. Just next to it, there is a very similar place:
The book shop used to be in there:
And this is where Bain’s shop used to be:
Then I walked to that place:
In my opinion, the camera man climbed up that red thing in order to shoot that:
This is around that place:
Then I began walking away from this area.
The hotel:
The Corso:
As you remember, Riana and Katrina visited Sportsgirl shop. One of these shops is on the Corso:
But Riana and Katrina apparently visited this shop somewhere else.
Finally, I left The Corso.
Then I walked to the bus stop. While waiting for my bus, I took some pictures:
Then I took a bus to Woodland St after Ernest St stop. From there, I went to the house of Vicky Morgan. When I was walking, I took the pictures:
And here you see that house:
Here it is!
Something has changed but the house is still recognizable.
This tree probably appeared in Spellbinder:
More pictures:
I moved on:
Then I went to the house of Kathy. The area was very nice:
And this is the beginning of the street where Kathy lived!
I am walking along that street:
This is just opposite her house:
Apparently here our heroes were walking:
And this is the house of Kathy!
The owner put the fence. However the gates were open so I could see a little bit more.
Somewhere behind that greenery, Josh had a football lesson:
Kathy was hiding somewhere here when she was looking at the doubles:
The house of Tony is right across the road:
The pool must be just above that wall:
And this is where he was washing his car:
More pictures:
This view is quite recognizable:
From that place, I went to Dobroyd Head. The views were fantastic!
From here, you see Manly:
The Pacific:
This is where Tony was driving from in the last episode:
The other side of the road:
The harbour:
Kathy was walking here:
This fence consists of two sections. Each of them has the following ending part:
One might think that Kathy’s friends were standing here. But this is not true. They were standing at the other section:
Look at that:
Tony was driving there:
Look at these barriers:
This is just opposite the place where Kathy and her friends were talking:
I went up there:
This is where I came from:
South Head:
Look at that:
Kathy was here:
This is the last frame from the last episode:
And more pictures:
Then I went back to the bus stop:
I walked near the house of Vicky again:
I moved on:
Then I took a bus from New St at Bungaloe Ave stop to the Manly wharf where I took a ferry to Circular Quay:
Then I took a train to Rosehill station. I was going to take a look at the location where the Clyde Refinery used to be. This refinery appeared in the first episode of season 1 when Paul and others were going to the camp by bus. Unfortunately this refinery was demolished so I just wanted to look at what remained.
The old train I took:
I changed trains at Clyde station:
I looked at the train window to see if there was any possibility to walk to the refinery location. Unfortunately, it was an industrial zone all around. There were practically no sidewalks along the roads. The roads themselves, although they were quite narrow and free of cars, also did not look attractive for walking. Consequently, I decided not to walk to the refinery location.
I took some pictures of the Rosehill station:
Then I took a train to Beecroft.
At Strathfield, I had to change trains. That time I managed to take a picture just like in Spellbinder:
The Regional train nearby:
Then I returned to Beecroft.
There, I took a ferry to Manly:
In about half an hour, I arrived to the Manly ferry wharf:
Then I moved on:
This is The Corso:
And this is Manly War Memorial:
This is Manly Town Hall:
This is where I came from:
This is the Corso opposite side:
From here and to the Pacific, The Corso is for pedestrians only:
Note OPEN 7 DAYS и BOTTLE SHOP plates on my picture. This is where Kathy and Josh were walking:
Shops are constantly changing so now this place is not recognizable. I recognized it only from the house number (21).
Here we see St Matthew’s Anglican Church:
At the end of this building, there used to be Corso Jewellery in Spellbinder:
The opposite side of this street:
The column with the thin yellow line appeared in Spellbinder:
This is where Ashka was walking:
And that tree:
Those buildings:
Compare these two pictures, they show the same buildings:
In my understanding, the following pictures show the same buildings too but it is difficult to see:
This is where Corso Jewellery used to be:
The newsagency next to that place:
And here you see the hotel where Ashka was staying in season 2:
Some pictures from the same point as above:
And the hotel:
It was rebuilt but it is still recognizable.
I think it is the bar inside:
The brown building is just next to the hotel along the Corso:
The hotel:
This is where I came from:
And the installation in front of the hotel:
Again:
This is where I came from:
Our heroes were walking here:
More pictures:
Note the stairs inside:
Probably Kathy and Josh were walking there.
This hotel building hosts The New Brighton Hotel nowadays. But you cannot book a room there because it is just some bars and clubs inside, including Shark Bar shown in Spellbinder.
Some pictures from season 1:
Today, everything is different there.
Then I went to the street that is perpendicular to The Corso and joins it just at the hotel:
The hotel:
Here, Ashka was driving:
The hotel facade was changed:
This is how it used to be:
This door was probably shown in Spellbinder:
View from the opposite side:
I moved on:
I think ATTIK is where Green's EATERY in Spellbinder used to be:
The hotel:
Apparently Ashka visited one of these shops:
More pictures:
Again, that door:
And Ashka went there:
Then I came back to the brown building.
It was shown in both seasons:
Again:
Then I walked to Manly Beach. This is the Corso from that beach:
And the beach:
Then I came back to The Corso.
The hotel:
Then I went to that perpendicular street again:
Ashka probably went there:
Here we see one more street:
I moved on.
Look at that shot from season 2:
And that is from season 1:
I moved on.
Bambino is exactly where Tandy Electronics in Spellbinder used to be:
Look at that:
More shots from season 1:
Tandy Electronics used to be here:
This is where Ashka crossed the road:
The shops:
The opposite side:
This is how it used to be:
Ray White office used to be approximately here:
Today, First National Real Estate Manly Prestige office is here.
Manly Congregational Church:
This church was shown in Spellbinder:
Katrina was here:
And the real estate agency:
Note Divine Nails in my picture above. There used to be Florist in Spellbinder on its place:
Thought the real estate agency is different today, it looks very much the same:
Towards The Corso:
Then I went to Bain’s shop:
Today there is Desire Books shop there:
The door and the tile are still the same:
Just next to it, an accident with a police officer took place:
The closed gates are right where the officer fell down:
The building between the gates and the shop also appeared in Spellbinder but it has changed much:
This is just next to the shop:
House No. 3 was in Spellbinder:
This is that street:
Then I walked to the place where Josh was hiding from a police officer chasing him:
The showcase:
On the other side of the road, we see a park:
You should note the swing in this park in my picture, just like in Spellbinder:
And this is where Josh was hiding:
Then I went back to Bain’s shop and took some pictures from its door in different directions.
To the right:
These brick houses appeared in Spellbinder:
This parking place is just opposite the shop:
It was in Spellbinder:
And a view to the left:
This street corner was in Spellbinder:
Now let’s look at the shop again. Just next to it, there is a very similar place:
The book shop used to be in there:
And this is where Bain’s shop used to be:
Then I walked to that place:
In my opinion, the camera man climbed up that red thing in order to shoot that:
This is around that place:
Then I began walking away from this area.
The hotel:
The Corso:
As you remember, Riana and Katrina visited Sportsgirl shop. One of these shops is on the Corso:
But Riana and Katrina apparently visited this shop somewhere else.
Finally, I left The Corso.
Then I walked to the bus stop. While waiting for my bus, I took some pictures:
Then I took a bus to Woodland St after Ernest St stop. From there, I went to the house of Vicky Morgan. When I was walking, I took the pictures:
And here you see that house:
Here it is!
Something has changed but the house is still recognizable.
This tree probably appeared in Spellbinder:
More pictures:
I moved on:
Then I went to the house of Kathy. The area was very nice:
And this is the beginning of the street where Kathy lived!
I am walking along that street:
This is just opposite her house:
Apparently here our heroes were walking:
And this is the house of Kathy!
The owner put the fence. However the gates were open so I could see a little bit more.
Somewhere behind that greenery, Josh had a football lesson:
Kathy was hiding somewhere here when she was looking at the doubles:
The house of Tony is right across the road:
The pool must be just above that wall:
And this is where he was washing his car:
More pictures:
This view is quite recognizable:
From that place, I went to Dobroyd Head. The views were fantastic!
From here, you see Manly:
The Pacific:
This is where Tony was driving from in the last episode:
The other side of the road:
The harbour:
Kathy was walking here:
This fence consists of two sections. Each of them has the following ending part:
One might think that Kathy’s friends were standing here. But this is not true. They were standing at the other section:
Look at that:
Tony was driving there:
Look at these barriers:
This is just opposite the place where Kathy and her friends were talking:
I went up there:
This is where I came from:
South Head:
Look at that:
Kathy was here:
This is the last frame from the last episode:
And more pictures:
Then I went back to the bus stop:
I walked near the house of Vicky again:
I moved on:
Then I took a bus from New St at Bungaloe Ave stop to the Manly wharf where I took a ferry to Circular Quay:
Then I took a train to Rosehill station. I was going to take a look at the location where the Clyde Refinery used to be. This refinery appeared in the first episode of season 1 when Paul and others were going to the camp by bus. Unfortunately this refinery was demolished so I just wanted to look at what remained.
The old train I took:
I changed trains at Clyde station:
I looked at the train window to see if there was any possibility to walk to the refinery location. Unfortunately, it was an industrial zone all around. There were practically no sidewalks along the roads. The roads themselves, although they were quite narrow and free of cars, also did not look attractive for walking. Consequently, I decided not to walk to the refinery location.
I took some pictures of the Rosehill station:
Then I took a train to Beecroft.
At Strathfield, I had to change trains. That time I managed to take a picture just like in Spellbinder:
The Regional train nearby:
Then I returned to Beecroft.
Day 10
For this day, I had quite big plans. Since it was Saturday and buses to the City started to run late, I went there by train (from Beecroft station to Wynyard station).
At Wynyard, I went to the bus stop, took a B-Line bus, and went to Manly Vale. From there, I went to the Manly Dam.
This is where I was walking:
And this is our lake!
The series was shot on the south-west shore (it is on the left in the next photo), and the north-east shore (it is on the right in the next photo) was just in the background.
The dam itself is over there:
A view in the other direction:
Then I went for a walk along the south-west shore where Spellbinder was shot.
The dam:
Picnic area:
Such places reminded me the series, and I saw many of them along the shore:
However, the shooting hardly took place right in that place.
The other shore:
Wildlife:
And this is where the ad was shot:
Look at the pin next to the road:
The other shore:
If you look closely, you can see large stones on that shore. They were in the series in this place:
This where the truck arrived from:
I was walking from there:
And Sun was running from there:
Note the small covered-with-trees cape right above his head:
I saw this cape:
Then I had to walk through the forest because now it was impossible to move along the lake:
Then I returned to the lake:
After that, I had to go back to the forest again:
And again, back to the lake:
And this is where Sun met two guys!
Look at these stones!
The are exactly the same! Moreover, the trees in background are very recognizable!
The black colour corresponds to the fireplace:
A way down to the water was overgrown with trees:
However, a sand strip is still here:
When they shot Spellbinder here, the water level was not that high so Sun was able to run away:
More pictures from that place:
This is where Sun went from:
This place has changed since then but these stones are still here:
The lake:
Then I moved on:
And then I reached that place:
Apparently Mek arrived right to that place:
The other shore:
The forest behind me:
I think this tree was shown in Spellbinder:
More pictures:
Then I moved on:
And this is another Spellbinder location:
More pictures from there:
In the following picture, the skyline of the far shore is exactly the same as in Spellbinder fishing scene:
However, I believe that this scene was shot a little further, and the skyline similarity is just a visual effect.
More pictures:
Another picnic area:
And finally I reached the place where Kathy and her parents were staying at the camp!
A creek:
The camp site has changed since Spellbinder. However, many details are still the same.
For example, look at the stones at the other shore:
A view of the lake from the camp site:
The right half of the next picture obviously corresponds to Spellbinder frame:
Again:
A way down to the water:
This is where I came from:
More pictures:
Apparently the camp was right here:
Today this place is difficult to recognize.
Then I walked along that creek:
Perhaps Kathy was here in episode 1 but I'm not sure:
There is a very similar creek in the north-west part of the lake (just check your maps) so this scene could be shot there.
And I moved on:
Finally I reached the sign warning about snakes so I went back to the camp site:
I tried to take the same pictures as in Spellbinder:
This view is quite recognizable but I accidentally moved my hand with camera so the picture is not really nice:
Look at the tree with several trunks:
I believe that Kathy and Josh were taking pictures just next to it (but from the other side):
And more pictures of the camp site:
All this area is protected, it is the Manly Dam Reserve.
Then I went back to the bus stop.
I reached Manly Vale bus stop, took a B-Line bus and went to Narrabeen bus stop, to Narrabeen Lakes. Apparently they were shown in Spellbinder.
I went for a walk clockwise along the lakes. It was not possible to make a full circle because the distance is very large.
Along my route, trees grew near the water and even right in it:
This place looks quite familiar for Spellbinder fans:
However, there many such places around Narrabeen Lakes so I did not find the exact Spellbinder location but I had a very pleasant walk around.
Not very far from where I was walking, there is Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, where, apparently, Spellbinder was shot too. In the series, it was called New South Wales Academy of Sport. Though I wanted to visit it, it was almost impossible for two reasons. Firstly, Google Street View says that this academy is located in a closed area. Secondly, a road to this academy doesn't have a sidewalk.
Then I walked to the same bus stop and took the B-Line bus:
I went to Mona Vale:
Then I went to Village Park stop, took a bus and went to Booralie Rd Shops stop in Terrey Hills.
This suburb is, as you will see now, quite quiet. The City is 20 km away. Buses do not go very often in this suburb, and it was Saturday. I had less than an hour to explore filming locations because I wanted to catch the next bus and not to wait for the next after next one. Fortunately, both filming locations are very close to the bus stop.
First, I rushed to the place where Ashka charged her powerstone. Along the way, I saw this medical centre:
The central square:
I moved on:
And here you see the familiar stairway!
The decorative balls, most likely, were set up for the shooting only.
I went downstairs:
I found Terrey Hills Oval sports ground there:
The stairway:
I went back:
This is the place where Ashka charged her powerstone:
The road:
Probably our heroes rode there in the car but the place cannot be identified from the frame:
The brown building in front was also shown from the other side in Spellbinder. There was a bus station. I’ll go there soon.
And to the right we see a kindergarten:
Then I went to the central square:
Here we see a construction that Sun was climbing around:
The place is called Frank Beckman Reserve:
The shops:
Note the cafe in the middle of the following picture:
It was shown in Spellbinder but the building was a little bit smaller then:
To the left from the cafe:
And this is where the bus station used to be:
Today, Terrey Hills Community Centre occupies this building.
More pictures:
Then I went back to the central square:
Compare:
More pictures:
Look at that:
Two constructions used to be joined with some thing above:
Today that thing no longer exists:
I think that the ticket office was in the bus station building:
But I didn't find the entrance shown in Spellbinder:
Apparently the building was rebuilt.
More pictures:
The I went back to the bus stop:
My bus arrived soon. I went to Gordon station, and from there, I walked to the house of Paul!
The Gordon suburb is very nice.
And this is the street where Paul used to live:
His house is where the street bends:
And here we are!
They changed a fence but the building is absolutely the same!
To the right:
To the left:
The house on the left:
This is the view from the house of Paul:
And in the other direction:
The sidewalk:
The houses opposite:
Again, the house of Paul:
More pictures:
Then I went back to the station. But before I left, I took more pictures:
Near the train station, I found this building:
It is a police office. It is obviously not from from Spellbinder.
Here we see Ray White!
Then I went to the platform of the Gordon station:
The station building is the same as at Glenbrook. A part of this building is occupied by this exhibition:
My train arrived soon, and I went to Beecroft.
At Wynyard, I went to the bus stop, took a B-Line bus, and went to Manly Vale. From there, I went to the Manly Dam.
This is where I was walking:
And this is our lake!
The series was shot on the south-west shore (it is on the left in the next photo), and the north-east shore (it is on the right in the next photo) was just in the background.
The dam itself is over there:
A view in the other direction:
Then I went for a walk along the south-west shore where Spellbinder was shot.
The dam:
Picnic area:
Such places reminded me the series, and I saw many of them along the shore:
However, the shooting hardly took place right in that place.
The other shore:
Wildlife:
And this is where the ad was shot:
Look at the pin next to the road:
The other shore:
If you look closely, you can see large stones on that shore. They were in the series in this place:
This where the truck arrived from:
I was walking from there:
And Sun was running from there:
Note the small covered-with-trees cape right above his head:
I saw this cape:
Then I had to walk through the forest because now it was impossible to move along the lake:
Then I returned to the lake:
After that, I had to go back to the forest again:
And again, back to the lake:
And this is where Sun met two guys!
Look at these stones!
The are exactly the same! Moreover, the trees in background are very recognizable!
The black colour corresponds to the fireplace:
A way down to the water was overgrown with trees:
However, a sand strip is still here:
When they shot Spellbinder here, the water level was not that high so Sun was able to run away:
More pictures from that place:
This is where Sun went from:
This place has changed since then but these stones are still here:
The lake:
Then I moved on:
And then I reached that place:
Apparently Mek arrived right to that place:
The other shore:
The forest behind me:
I think this tree was shown in Spellbinder:
More pictures:
Then I moved on:
And this is another Spellbinder location:
More pictures from there:
In the following picture, the skyline of the far shore is exactly the same as in Spellbinder fishing scene:
However, I believe that this scene was shot a little further, and the skyline similarity is just a visual effect.
More pictures:
Another picnic area:
And finally I reached the place where Kathy and her parents were staying at the camp!
A creek:
The camp site has changed since Spellbinder. However, many details are still the same.
For example, look at the stones at the other shore:
A view of the lake from the camp site:
The right half of the next picture obviously corresponds to Spellbinder frame:
Again:
A way down to the water:
This is where I came from:
More pictures:
Apparently the camp was right here:
Today this place is difficult to recognize.
Then I walked along that creek:
Perhaps Kathy was here in episode 1 but I'm not sure:
There is a very similar creek in the north-west part of the lake (just check your maps) so this scene could be shot there.
And I moved on:
Finally I reached the sign warning about snakes so I went back to the camp site:
I tried to take the same pictures as in Spellbinder:
This view is quite recognizable but I accidentally moved my hand with camera so the picture is not really nice:
Look at the tree with several trunks:
I believe that Kathy and Josh were taking pictures just next to it (but from the other side):
And more pictures of the camp site:
All this area is protected, it is the Manly Dam Reserve.
Then I went back to the bus stop.
I reached Manly Vale bus stop, took a B-Line bus and went to Narrabeen bus stop, to Narrabeen Lakes. Apparently they were shown in Spellbinder.
I went for a walk clockwise along the lakes. It was not possible to make a full circle because the distance is very large.
Along my route, trees grew near the water and even right in it:
This place looks quite familiar for Spellbinder fans:
However, there many such places around Narrabeen Lakes so I did not find the exact Spellbinder location but I had a very pleasant walk around.
Not very far from where I was walking, there is Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, where, apparently, Spellbinder was shot too. In the series, it was called New South Wales Academy of Sport. Though I wanted to visit it, it was almost impossible for two reasons. Firstly, Google Street View says that this academy is located in a closed area. Secondly, a road to this academy doesn't have a sidewalk.
Then I walked to the same bus stop and took the B-Line bus:
I went to Mona Vale:
Then I went to Village Park stop, took a bus and went to Booralie Rd Shops stop in Terrey Hills.
This suburb is, as you will see now, quite quiet. The City is 20 km away. Buses do not go very often in this suburb, and it was Saturday. I had less than an hour to explore filming locations because I wanted to catch the next bus and not to wait for the next after next one. Fortunately, both filming locations are very close to the bus stop.
First, I rushed to the place where Ashka charged her powerstone. Along the way, I saw this medical centre:
The central square:
I moved on:
And here you see the familiar stairway!
The decorative balls, most likely, were set up for the shooting only.
I went downstairs:
I found Terrey Hills Oval sports ground there:
The stairway:
I went back:
This is the place where Ashka charged her powerstone:
The road:
Probably our heroes rode there in the car but the place cannot be identified from the frame:
The brown building in front was also shown from the other side in Spellbinder. There was a bus station. I’ll go there soon.
And to the right we see a kindergarten:
Then I went to the central square:
Here we see a construction that Sun was climbing around:
The place is called Frank Beckman Reserve:
The shops:
Note the cafe in the middle of the following picture:
It was shown in Spellbinder but the building was a little bit smaller then:
To the left from the cafe:
And this is where the bus station used to be:
Today, Terrey Hills Community Centre occupies this building.
More pictures:
Then I went back to the central square:
Compare:
More pictures:
Look at that:
Two constructions used to be joined with some thing above:
Today that thing no longer exists:
I think that the ticket office was in the bus station building:
But I didn't find the entrance shown in Spellbinder:
Apparently the building was rebuilt.
More pictures:
The I went back to the bus stop:
My bus arrived soon. I went to Gordon station, and from there, I walked to the house of Paul!
The Gordon suburb is very nice.
And this is the street where Paul used to live:
His house is where the street bends:
And here we are!
They changed a fence but the building is absolutely the same!
To the right:
To the left:
The house on the left:
This is the view from the house of Paul:
And in the other direction:
The sidewalk:
The houses opposite:
Again, the house of Paul:
More pictures:
Then I went back to the station. But before I left, I took more pictures:
Near the train station, I found this building:
It is a police office. It is obviously not from from Spellbinder.
Here we see Ray White!
Then I went to the platform of the Gordon station:
The station building is the same as at Glenbrook. A part of this building is occupied by this exhibition:
My train arrived soon, and I went to Beecroft.
Day 11
In the morning, I went to the City by bus and took a train from Town Hall to Circular Quay. From there, I went for a walk.
Josie was drawing approximately here:
This is the statue of Captain William Bligh:
Then I went to The Rocks area.
Riana walked there, and I will explore that place soon:
Now I went to the Sydney Harbour Bridge:
I went up to the Pylon Lookout:
The views are fantastic from there:
Next to that high building, Ashka got a bike:
Josie and Ben had to live in one of those wharves:
More pictures:
This is the exhibition inside the pylon:
Then I went down to the bridge. It was windy so I decided not to walk to the other side of the Harbour but to go back to the Rocks.
This is where Riana was walking:
Australian Hotel is on the other side:
Two levels for pedestrians:
More pictures:
Compare that:
More pictures:
Look at that!
More pictures:
Riana ran away here:
I walked along this sidewalk to its end, climbed the steps (they can be seen in the picture), turned around and took this shot:
More pictures:
Then I walked around The Rocks:
After that, I returned to Circular Quay and took a train to Wynyard.
This is Wynyard station:
I walked around the City and visited some shops there. After that, I took a train from Wynyard to Beecroft.
Josie was drawing approximately here:
This is the statue of Captain William Bligh:
Then I went to The Rocks area.
Riana walked there, and I will explore that place soon:
Now I went to the Sydney Harbour Bridge:
I went up to the Pylon Lookout:
The views are fantastic from there:
Next to that high building, Ashka got a bike:
Josie and Ben had to live in one of those wharves:
More pictures:
This is the exhibition inside the pylon:
Then I went down to the bridge. It was windy so I decided not to walk to the other side of the Harbour but to go back to the Rocks.
This is where Riana was walking:
Australian Hotel is on the other side:
Two levels for pedestrians:
More pictures:
Compare that:
More pictures:
Look at that!
More pictures:
Riana ran away here:
I walked along this sidewalk to its end, climbed the steps (they can be seen in the picture), turned around and took this shot:
More pictures:
Then I walked around The Rocks:
After that, I returned to Circular Quay and took a train to Wynyard.
This is Wynyard station:
I walked around the City and visited some shops there. After that, I took a train from Wynyard to Beecroft.
Day 12
In the morning, I took a bus to the City. Then I went from Town Hall to Sydney Central by commuter train and took a bus from there to Military Rd near Millennium Ct bus stop.
From there, I walked a little bit towards Port Botany. Since father of Alex worked there, I decided to take a look at that. But I did not see anything really interesting there. Above all, Port Botany is an industrial zone so I was not able to enter that area as easily as Paul and Alex did.
Consequently, I went back to the bus stop, namely to Military Rd opp Botany Cemetery, and took a bus to Green Square station. From there, I went to Lakemba station by train. At Sydney Central, I changed trains:
From Lakemba, I went to Roselands Shopping Centre shown in Spellbinder:
Here it is:
This is where Riana was:
The ceiling was changed but many other details are still the same. Look at the handrails:
I took the same escalator as Riana did once:
Also I found Sportsgirl there:
This store was shown in Spellbinder:
It is now impossible to say whether that specific store was shot or not because much could have changed since then.
Then I went outside and began to explore the place where Riana once again met Josie and Ben:
Look at that:
Again:
More pictures:
The light bulbs are still here!
And even the waste bin is probably still the same!
More pictures:
The next picture was made from Roselands Shopping Centre bus stop:
Then I took a bus to Moorefields Rd after Ada St stop. From there, I went to All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School. Its building used to be abandoned many years ago, and Ashka was keeping Riana in there.
This building is just behind the trees:
And at that moment I was standing just next to the house where the old lady who called police lived.
Something is different today but the house is generally the same as in Spellbinder:
The police car went in that direction:
Again:
Today, the old lady would not see the school building because of the trees:
The school name:
The sidewalk:
And here it is!
The authentic Spellbinder atmosphere cannot be felt here anymore because the building was restored.
I went around the school fence:
Then I went to Kingsgrove station. When I was walking there, I found Kingsgrove North HS bus stop so I took a bus to the station.
This is next to Kingsgrove station:
The platform:
From there, I took a train to Museum station:
Then I took a train to Lindfield station. It is the suburb where Katrina lived.
This is Lindfield:
Then I walked to the house of Katrina. The suburb is really nice:
This house, not really far from Katrina's, was shown in Spellbinder:
Our heroes were walking here:
This is just opposite the house of Katrina:
The fence just behind the blue car apparently was shown in Spellbinder:
Look at the fence to the left of the tree:
Here it is!
And this is the entrance to the house of Katrina:
The other side of that street:
The next picture was shot through the gates:
And the same gates seen from the other side of the street:
The large trees today does not allow one to admire the view of this house:
Then I went to the place where Magnetronix was shot. In fact, Film Australia studio used to be there but it was demolished in 2015-2016.
The flowers:
Above the railway:
More pictures from my way:
Here you see a huge empty space:
This is exactly where Film Australia studio used to be and where they shot Magnetronix. It is a pity that all that was demolished.
But this place is easily recognizable:
More pictures:
Then I went to the railway station. On my way there, I walked at the place where our heroes were going in taxi:
The huge buildings far away cannot be seen from there today because of the trees:
By the way, these buildings are in Chatswood, and I had visited that place a couple of days before.
I moved on:
Finally, I reached Roseville station and took a train to Beecroft.
This is the picture of Chatswood from the train window:
From there, I walked a little bit towards Port Botany. Since father of Alex worked there, I decided to take a look at that. But I did not see anything really interesting there. Above all, Port Botany is an industrial zone so I was not able to enter that area as easily as Paul and Alex did.
Consequently, I went back to the bus stop, namely to Military Rd opp Botany Cemetery, and took a bus to Green Square station. From there, I went to Lakemba station by train. At Sydney Central, I changed trains:
From Lakemba, I went to Roselands Shopping Centre shown in Spellbinder:
Here it is:
This is where Riana was:
The ceiling was changed but many other details are still the same. Look at the handrails:
I took the same escalator as Riana did once:
Also I found Sportsgirl there:
This store was shown in Spellbinder:
It is now impossible to say whether that specific store was shot or not because much could have changed since then.
Then I went outside and began to explore the place where Riana once again met Josie and Ben:
Look at that:
Again:
More pictures:
The light bulbs are still here!
And even the waste bin is probably still the same!
More pictures:
The next picture was made from Roselands Shopping Centre bus stop:
Then I took a bus to Moorefields Rd after Ada St stop. From there, I went to All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School. Its building used to be abandoned many years ago, and Ashka was keeping Riana in there.
This building is just behind the trees:
And at that moment I was standing just next to the house where the old lady who called police lived.
Something is different today but the house is generally the same as in Spellbinder:
The police car went in that direction:
Again:
Today, the old lady would not see the school building because of the trees:
The school name:
The sidewalk:
And here it is!
The authentic Spellbinder atmosphere cannot be felt here anymore because the building was restored.
I went around the school fence:
Then I went to Kingsgrove station. When I was walking there, I found Kingsgrove North HS bus stop so I took a bus to the station.
This is next to Kingsgrove station:
The platform:
From there, I took a train to Museum station:
Then I took a train to Lindfield station. It is the suburb where Katrina lived.
This is Lindfield:
Then I walked to the house of Katrina. The suburb is really nice:
This house, not really far from Katrina's, was shown in Spellbinder:
Our heroes were walking here:
This is just opposite the house of Katrina:
The fence just behind the blue car apparently was shown in Spellbinder:
Look at the fence to the left of the tree:
Here it is!
And this is the entrance to the house of Katrina:
The other side of that street:
The next picture was shot through the gates:
And the same gates seen from the other side of the street:
The large trees today does not allow one to admire the view of this house:
Then I went to the place where Magnetronix was shot. In fact, Film Australia studio used to be there but it was demolished in 2015-2016.
The flowers:
Above the railway:
More pictures from my way:
Here you see a huge empty space:
This is exactly where Film Australia studio used to be and where they shot Magnetronix. It is a pity that all that was demolished.
But this place is easily recognizable:
More pictures:
Then I went to the railway station. On my way there, I walked at the place where our heroes were going in taxi:
The huge buildings far away cannot be seen from there today because of the trees:
By the way, these buildings are in Chatswood, and I had visited that place a couple of days before.
I moved on:
Finally, I reached Roseville station and took a train to Beecroft.
This is the picture of Chatswood from the train window:
Day 13
I took a bus to the City and then went from Town Hall to Circular Quay by train. After that, I explored the location where Josie was drawing.
The tree still looks the same:
Here you can see the fantastic morning hues and some familiar details from Spellbinder:
Josie was here:
And here you see the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia:
The fence is the same too:
And it seems to be the Sydney Cove Passenger Terminal:
Josie and Ben ran away in that direction:
More pictures:
Then I took a ferry to Manly. When I was going there, I took some pictures of Spirit of Tasmania:
In Manly, I went to the bus stop and took a bus to Sydney Rd before Condamine St stop. From there, I walked to the house of Tony. The thing was that I didn't like its pictures I made previously so I decided to take more pictures of this house.
I took some pictures while I was walking to the house of Tony:
Finally I reached his house and took these pictures:
Then I went back to the bus. On my way, I walked near the house of Vicky so I took its picture again:
The bus timetable:
I took a bus from Woodland St opp Bareena Dr stop to Manly Wharf. From there, I took another bus to Warringah Rd at Government Rd stop. From there, I went to take a look at the house where the studio of Carl Morgan was shot.
This is where I was walking:
And this is where the studio was shot:
It seems to be an office centre today.
Here you see the yellow wall inside that was shown in Spellbinder:
The next two pictures were made from this studio building:
The fence seems to be still the same:
Then I went to Warringah Rd at Ellis Rd stop and took a bus to Dee Why Shops. From there, I walked to Dee Why stop nearby and took the B-Line bus:
I got off at Mona Vale and took another bus to Gladstone Rd at King St. From there, I went to the Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay that was shown in Spellbinder!
The sign:
The club is down there, next to Broken Bay:
At first I went into the yacht club building, to its lobby. I asked there if I could take some pictures around the marina. I was told that it was allowed. Great! I went to the marina.
This is the building I have just visited:
In Spellbinder, it looked different but I think they shot it right here anyway:
The yachts:
And this the place where Bain and Barry fell into water:
In fact, one can find several such places around the yacht club. They are very similar so I cannot guarantee that Spellbinder was shot at that specific place.
The yachts:
Look at the pins with a yellow line:
They appeared in Spellbinder:
This building appeared in Spellbinder too:
The parking place:
More pictures:
One of the ways to the yachts:
Something like that appeared in Spellbinder:
Then I walked away from the water:
Then I went back to the bus stop taking pictures:
I reached Trafalgar Park bus stop. This place is just next to it:
Then I took a bus to Village Park and walked to Mona Vale stop (for B-Line):
I took the B-Line bus and went to the City. Then I went from Wynyard to Beecroft by train.
The tree still looks the same:
Here you can see the fantastic morning hues and some familiar details from Spellbinder:
Josie was here:
And here you see the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia:
The fence is the same too:
And it seems to be the Sydney Cove Passenger Terminal:
Josie and Ben ran away in that direction:
More pictures:
Then I took a ferry to Manly. When I was going there, I took some pictures of Spirit of Tasmania:
In Manly, I went to the bus stop and took a bus to Sydney Rd before Condamine St stop. From there, I walked to the house of Tony. The thing was that I didn't like its pictures I made previously so I decided to take more pictures of this house.
I took some pictures while I was walking to the house of Tony:
Finally I reached his house and took these pictures:
Then I went back to the bus. On my way, I walked near the house of Vicky so I took its picture again:
The bus timetable:
I took a bus from Woodland St opp Bareena Dr stop to Manly Wharf. From there, I took another bus to Warringah Rd at Government Rd stop. From there, I went to take a look at the house where the studio of Carl Morgan was shot.
This is where I was walking:
And this is where the studio was shot:
It seems to be an office centre today.
Here you see the yellow wall inside that was shown in Spellbinder:
The next two pictures were made from this studio building:
The fence seems to be still the same:
Then I went to Warringah Rd at Ellis Rd stop and took a bus to Dee Why Shops. From there, I walked to Dee Why stop nearby and took the B-Line bus:
I got off at Mona Vale and took another bus to Gladstone Rd at King St. From there, I went to the Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay that was shown in Spellbinder!
The sign:
The club is down there, next to Broken Bay:
At first I went into the yacht club building, to its lobby. I asked there if I could take some pictures around the marina. I was told that it was allowed. Great! I went to the marina.
This is the building I have just visited:
In Spellbinder, it looked different but I think they shot it right here anyway:
The yachts:
And this the place where Bain and Barry fell into water:
In fact, one can find several such places around the yacht club. They are very similar so I cannot guarantee that Spellbinder was shot at that specific place.
The yachts:
Look at the pins with a yellow line:
They appeared in Spellbinder:
This building appeared in Spellbinder too:
The parking place:
More pictures:
One of the ways to the yachts:
Something like that appeared in Spellbinder:
Then I walked away from the water:
Then I went back to the bus stop taking pictures:
I reached Trafalgar Park bus stop. This place is just next to it:
Then I took a bus to Village Park and walked to Mona Vale stop (for B-Line):
I took the B-Line bus and went to the City. Then I went from Wynyard to Beecroft by train.
Day 14
It was the last full day of my stay in Sydney. I had to explore all the remaining Spellbinder locations.
In the morning, I went to the City by bus and took a train from Town Hall to Circular Quay.
A few morning shots of Circular Quay:
Then I walked around the Sydney Opera House.
More pictures:
This is the Sydney Harbour Bridge beginning:
Park Hyatt Sydney:
The Opera House:
Look at that:
The path and grass were changed:
The fence is still the same:
Look at that:
The balcony is still the same too:
Look at that:
Note the building with tower:
Look at that:
The bridge:
The TV people were making their report:
The Opera House:
One more picture:
Then I walked under the bridge:
Note the buildings on the other shore:
More pictures of the bridge:
Then I walked around the area where this bridge begins:
Then I went up to Observatory Hill:
Compare that:
More pictures:
Many new buildings have been built on the other shore since Spellbinder time.
There is a small park on Observatory Hill:
Compare that:
And one more location:
Look at that:
The benches are different today.
Again:
The fence is a little bit different today too:
This is the view to the former BP site:
Again:
More pictures:
Then I walked towards the highway that enters the bridge:
There are more skyscrapers here today than in Spellbinder time.
More pictures:
The bridge:
This is the view in the opposite direction:
Compare that:
More pictures:
Then I moved on.
Look at that:
This is where Riana was walking:
The modern building on the right didn't exist when Spellbinder was being shot:
Again:
The police car went from there:
The way down to the wharf:
The police car went there:
The way down:
Note the blue house far away:
This house appeared in Spellbinder in some other episodes, and I will explore it very soon.
I went down:
The wharf area:
The street:
Note the arch at the level of the 2nd (ground+1) floor, where the bridge begins:
Our heroes were walking right there:
When they crossed that bridge, they entered the abandoned building. Today this building and other buildings of this wharf have been renovated.
Something old:
The houses on the opposite side:
This is the beginning of the bridge:
This is Walsh Bay:
And this is Spellbinder location:
This is that blue house I wrote about earlier:
This house was renovated but it is recognizable:
Generally speaking, the Walsh Bay Wharves were renovated. One cannot find something like that here anymore:
Fortunately, the old buildings were just renovated but not demolished.
The fisherman was sitting here:
A view in the opposite direction:
The street nearby:
The blue house today is connected to the building next to it:
This is where Riana was walking:
Note the building in background:
Look at that:
Riana was here:
More pictures:
Note the modern building on the right:
And this is how it looked many years ago (in background):
Then I walked to the other side of the wharf building:
Look at that:
Opposite direction:
And again:
The next wharf building:
Note the columns:
Again:
More pictures:
This is how the next wharf building looked many years ago:
More pictures:
This side looks towards the harbour:
Then I returned to the side where the blue house is:
It seems the passage used to be here:
More pictures:
Then I went to the road.
Paul was here:
Look at that:
This is the way to the wharf:
This is how it looked many years ago:
Look at that:
That bridge again:
Then I moved to the City taking pictures around:
Riana was here:
The art installation is still the same!
And this pavilion is the same!
The buildings:
Look at that:
More pictures:
Then I went to Wynyard station. I took that picture when walking:
I took a train from Wynyard to Sydney Central:
Platform 8 appeared in Spellbinder:
This is the way to the station building from platform 8:
Look at that:
And that:
And that!
The station building:
Then I went outside and explored the area.
Today, trams go here:
Many years ago, Paul was right here:
And the police car went here too:
Look at that:
Trams go in that direction:
A part of that pavilion appeared in Spellbinder:
Look at that:
The tram:
Alex and Katrina were running here:
Something is different today.
Look at that:
The tram stop:
The tower:
Then I moved to the other station location.
Riana was running out of there:
Paul was here too:
Look at that:
Note the church tower:
Trams go from there:
Our heroes were walking here:
Then I moved on.
Everybody should remember that picture from Spellbinder:
The street:
Then I went to the hotel where Ashka was staying in season 1. The receptionist allowed me to take some pictures in the hall.
Then I went outside.
The building next to the hotel is different today:
But the hotel building is still the same:
The entrance:
Look at that:
The views from the hotel entrance:
Look at that:
Then I went to the location where Josie and Ben managed to get the name of their father.
That's it!
Generally, everything is still the same:
The opposite direction:
The red building is recognizable:
Then I went back to the hotel and walked to its back yard. This is where Ashka had a fight with Paul and Alex:
It was not possible to move any further, as one can see. In Spellbinder, this place was shown from the opposite side (just switch left and right in your mind):
This is where I walked from:
Katrina was here:
Crystal Palace Hotel is of a different colour today:
This is the way to the fight location:
Then I went back to the hotel entrance:
After that, I walked around the City:
This is Christ Church St Laurence:
Note the station tower:
I walked to Sydney Central and took a tram to Fish Market:
From there, I walked to the Sydney Fish Market:
I had my dinner there. The fish was delicious!
This is the area around the market:
Right from the fish market, I noticed the school from Spellbinder:
The Anzac bridge:
Then I walked to the school location. When walking, I found that abandoned ruins that appeared Spellbinder:
This is the area around it:
The trams go over there:
Nice:
That thing appeared in Spellbinder too:
The harbour:
And the school:
Some buildings on the opposite side of the harbour appeared in Spellbinder:
And this is next to the school:
Then I walked around the school territory.
Look at that:
And that!
I moved on.
It seems to be the school entrance for cars:
It is Sydney Secondary College that occupies that site today. More specific, it is Blackwattle Bay Campus:
The street:
The school:
Note the balcony:
Everything is the same today!
More pictures:
Sports ground:
The yellow building appeared in Spellbinder:
The school:
The Anzac bridge:
More pictures of that area:
After that, I went to Glebe. Some episodes were shot there.
I really liked this suburb:
I reached the location:
Riana and others were walking here:
Then they reached this corner:
The car with bad guys went there:
Then Riana and others ran away there:
These new buildings didn't exist when Spellbinder was being shot:
The fence is recognizable:
Riana and others entered that gate:
There used to be the wall that separated two land plots.
More pictures:
Then I went to the back side of that house. Riana and others apparently ran out of one of these doors on the right hand side:
More pictures from that area:
Then I went to Jubilee Park tram stop. I found there the shopping centre in the former historic tram depot:
The buildings there:
The tram stop:
The sports field:
I took a tram to Sydney Central and changed there for a train to Beecroft.
In the morning, I went to the City by bus and took a train from Town Hall to Circular Quay.
A few morning shots of Circular Quay:
Then I walked around the Sydney Opera House.
More pictures:
This is the Sydney Harbour Bridge beginning:
Park Hyatt Sydney:
The Opera House:
Look at that:
The path and grass were changed:
The fence is still the same:
Look at that:
The balcony is still the same too:
Look at that:
Note the building with tower:
Look at that:
The bridge:
The TV people were making their report:
The Opera House:
One more picture:
Then I walked under the bridge:
Note the buildings on the other shore:
More pictures of the bridge:
Then I walked around the area where this bridge begins:
Then I went up to Observatory Hill:
Compare that:
More pictures:
Many new buildings have been built on the other shore since Spellbinder time.
There is a small park on Observatory Hill:
Compare that:
And one more location:
Look at that:
The benches are different today.
Again:
The fence is a little bit different today too:
This is the view to the former BP site:
Again:
More pictures:
Then I walked towards the highway that enters the bridge:
There are more skyscrapers here today than in Spellbinder time.
More pictures:
The bridge:
This is the view in the opposite direction:
Compare that:
More pictures:
Then I moved on.
Look at that:
This is where Riana was walking:
The modern building on the right didn't exist when Spellbinder was being shot:
Again:
The police car went from there:
The way down to the wharf:
The police car went there:
The way down:
Note the blue house far away:
This house appeared in Spellbinder in some other episodes, and I will explore it very soon.
I went down:
The wharf area:
The street:
Note the arch at the level of the 2nd (ground+1) floor, where the bridge begins:
Our heroes were walking right there:
When they crossed that bridge, they entered the abandoned building. Today this building and other buildings of this wharf have been renovated.
Something old:
The houses on the opposite side:
This is the beginning of the bridge:
This is Walsh Bay:
And this is Spellbinder location:
This is that blue house I wrote about earlier:
This house was renovated but it is recognizable:
Generally speaking, the Walsh Bay Wharves were renovated. One cannot find something like that here anymore:
Fortunately, the old buildings were just renovated but not demolished.
The fisherman was sitting here:
A view in the opposite direction:
The street nearby:
The blue house today is connected to the building next to it:
This is where Riana was walking:
Note the building in background:
Look at that:
Riana was here:
More pictures:
Note the modern building on the right:
And this is how it looked many years ago (in background):
Then I walked to the other side of the wharf building:
Look at that:
Opposite direction:
And again:
The next wharf building:
Note the columns:
Again:
More pictures:
This is how the next wharf building looked many years ago:
More pictures:
This side looks towards the harbour:
Then I returned to the side where the blue house is:
It seems the passage used to be here:
More pictures:
Then I went to the road.
Paul was here:
Look at that:
This is the way to the wharf:
This is how it looked many years ago:
Look at that:
That bridge again:
Then I moved to the City taking pictures around:
Riana was here:
The art installation is still the same!
And this pavilion is the same!
The buildings:
Look at that:
More pictures:
Then I went to Wynyard station. I took that picture when walking:
I took a train from Wynyard to Sydney Central:
Platform 8 appeared in Spellbinder:
This is the way to the station building from platform 8:
Look at that:
And that:
And that!
The station building:
Then I went outside and explored the area.
Today, trams go here:
Many years ago, Paul was right here:
And the police car went here too:
Look at that:
Trams go in that direction:
A part of that pavilion appeared in Spellbinder:
Look at that:
The tram:
Alex and Katrina were running here:
Something is different today.
Look at that:
The tram stop:
The tower:
Then I moved to the other station location.
Riana was running out of there:
Paul was here too:
Look at that:
Note the church tower:
Trams go from there:
Our heroes were walking here:
Then I moved on.
Everybody should remember that picture from Spellbinder:
The street:
Then I went to the hotel where Ashka was staying in season 1. The receptionist allowed me to take some pictures in the hall.
Then I went outside.
The building next to the hotel is different today:
But the hotel building is still the same:
The entrance:
Look at that:
The views from the hotel entrance:
Look at that:
Then I went to the location where Josie and Ben managed to get the name of their father.
That's it!
Generally, everything is still the same:
The opposite direction:
The red building is recognizable:
Then I went back to the hotel and walked to its back yard. This is where Ashka had a fight with Paul and Alex:
It was not possible to move any further, as one can see. In Spellbinder, this place was shown from the opposite side (just switch left and right in your mind):
This is where I walked from:
Katrina was here:
Crystal Palace Hotel is of a different colour today:
This is the way to the fight location:
Then I went back to the hotel entrance:
After that, I walked around the City:
This is Christ Church St Laurence:
Note the station tower:
I walked to Sydney Central and took a tram to Fish Market:
From there, I walked to the Sydney Fish Market:
I had my dinner there. The fish was delicious!
This is the area around the market:
Right from the fish market, I noticed the school from Spellbinder:
The Anzac bridge:
Then I walked to the school location. When walking, I found that abandoned ruins that appeared Spellbinder:
This is the area around it:
The trams go over there:
Nice:
That thing appeared in Spellbinder too:
The harbour:
And the school:
Some buildings on the opposite side of the harbour appeared in Spellbinder:
And this is next to the school:
Then I walked around the school territory.
Look at that:
And that!
I moved on.
It seems to be the school entrance for cars:
It is Sydney Secondary College that occupies that site today. More specific, it is Blackwattle Bay Campus:
The street:
The school:
Note the balcony:
Everything is the same today!
More pictures:
Sports ground:
The yellow building appeared in Spellbinder:
The school:
The Anzac bridge:
More pictures of that area:
After that, I went to Glebe. Some episodes were shot there.
I really liked this suburb:
I reached the location:
Riana and others were walking here:
Then they reached this corner:
The car with bad guys went there:
Then Riana and others ran away there:
These new buildings didn't exist when Spellbinder was being shot:
The fence is recognizable:
Riana and others entered that gate:
There used to be the wall that separated two land plots.
More pictures:
Then I went to the back side of that house. Riana and others apparently ran out of one of these doors on the right hand side:
More pictures from that area:
Then I went to Jubilee Park tram stop. I found there the shopping centre in the former historic tram depot:
The buildings there:
The tram stop:
The sports field:
I took a tram to Sydney Central and changed there for a train to Beecroft.
Closing remarks
It was the day of my departure from Australia. In the morning, I finally met my host lady. She was really kind and gave me a lift to Beecroft train station. From there, I took a train to the airport. My journey to Australia came to its end.
Now I'd like to make some closing remarks.
I really liked Australians. They are very polite, friendly, and helpful.
I really liked Sydney. Though it is a huge city, the atmosphere is really calm there. My favourite places in Sydney are those where one can observe and admire the views of Sydney Harbour and the Pacific.
I am absolutely happy that I have visited Australia and explored all Spellbinder locations there.
I would like to thank everybody who has read this story. Just like Kathy said to her classmates in the final scene in season 2, I can say about my journey to Australia that it was like being in another world!
Now I'd like to make some closing remarks.
I really liked Australians. They are very polite, friendly, and helpful.
I really liked Sydney. Though it is a huge city, the atmosphere is really calm there. My favourite places in Sydney are those where one can observe and admire the views of Sydney Harbour and the Pacific.
I am absolutely happy that I have visited Australia and explored all Spellbinder locations there.
I would like to thank everybody who has read this story. Just like Kathy said to her classmates in the final scene in season 2, I can say about my journey to Australia that it was like being in another world!