101 Things I Love About Sydney

I can't believe I haven't listed this one yet.

Victoria Park Pool is a heated outdoor council pool, open for swimming twelve months of the year. Take that Toronto and your free three-month-a-year-ers!

I've been coming here for almost twenty years since I was in primary school. And I keep coming here thanks to it's location - right next to Sydney uni at the King St/City Road and Parramatta Road/Broadway Junction - which makes it close to both Glebe, Newtown and my work in Ultimo. And unlike a lot of other council pools, it's in a nice outdoorsy park and isn't overly chlorinated. And they have a gym.

And now it's daylight savings and it's spring, swimming after work is amazing.

It's a lame thing to miss and love about Sydney, but Vic Park Pool was one of them. Swimming is a great form of exercise and this is a nice pool - I almost feel like I'm wasting my weekend if I don't go for a swim these days.

Sure, the beach is nice - but the water is too damn cold this time of year!