First day flat hunting

I did make a big list of flats to go see in Glebe today - but then we walked up there last night and thought, nah. Its fine, its just a bit studenty and more of a Portobello vibe than the Stockbridge one we were looking for. So this morning, we did a quick review of the places to rent in Mosman,flew down to QVB to catch a bus and headed over the Sydney Harbour Bridge to Mosman.
From the moment we got off the bus at the Spit Junction I felt right at home. There is a proper main street with lots and lots of shops, cinema, doctors, library - in fact it felt more like a little town than a suburb. There was a fantastic selection of shops - from clothes and furniture to butchers, bakers, fish shops and deli's. The fish shop also did fish and chips - with fish right off the counter, you could even get octopus and chips!
The area was mostly older people and a lot of families. The number of toy shops and kiddlies clothes shops was testament to the number of kids about, mostly pre-schoolers. It had a nice vibe though and I think we have kind of set our hearts on there.
The first place we saw was down the Raglan Road and was a two bed with balcony - it was ok but was a bit disappointing. The second was a much older property right down the Mossman ferry terminal and was really nice. It had a huge main bedroom with built in wardrobes (or just built ins here) with a small room off it which would have made a good study. The living room was a good size with the kitchen and second bedroom (small but adequate) of it. There was a little outside area and an outhouse to put your washing machine in. It was about 5 mins walk from the ferry and not too far from the bus stop either.
We couldn't go into see our most favoured choice. Its right down on the tip of the land at Mosman - just about hanging into the sea. It has 2 bedrooms and a study and a shared bit of garden. It is spitting distance to the ferry terminal and has a bus terminus nearly outside the front door - its not open to viewings yet so we will keep our eyes peeled on that one.
We got the ferry back to the city and grabbed some lunch at the food hall under Myers (Turkish today, felafel wrap) and then wandered back. I was trying to find a little bead shop but we ended up finding a great bar which brews its own beer. Its called Redoak Boutique beer cafe www.redoak.com.au and sells great British and European style beers (like Porter, Pale Ale and Wheat Beers). They also do tasting glasses and food matching which I think we will be back to give a try.
Was going to go to Coles on the way home but it was so busy on the street that we couldn't be bothered so we just headed back to read the papers and chill out.