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Friday, December 09, 2011

"Leave me out of your list of things to do today"

From an article on smh.com.au by Lucy Meyer headed "Sydney's Quirkiest Bars":

5) The Hero Of Waterloo.
All is not what it seems at this 168-year-old landmark. From the outside, it looks like any other old pub in The Rocks. But once you step inside, you can glimpse the entrance to a secret passage known as a "Shanghai tunnel", which was used for smuggling in convict times. In those days, sailors often didn't want to return to their ships – leaving shipowners without enough hands on deck. According to local legend, enterprising shipowners paid the barmen here to get their sailors back on board. Barmen would slip the seamen a mickey and carry them through the Shanghai tunnel towards Sydney Harbour. The poor guys would wake up at sea with no idea how they got there (which sounds like a great set-up for "The Hangover 3"). You can get a free tour of the tunnel when you in come for a drink.

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