Monday, July 12, 2010

The Eastern Coastal Walk

The weekend before last, we caught the ferry to the city and then went to the famous Bondi Beach.  The plan was to walk from Bondi Beach to Bronte, but when we got to Bronte, the views were just too spectacular, and there was still plenty of day left, so we continued to walk until we got to Coogee just on sunset where we had dinner at the Five O's (http://fiveoscoogee.com.au/v1/) which has amazingly great meals for a really cheap price, and you can sit outside on the balcony and see beach...!

I thought I'd share some pics:

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Although there were lots of stairs to climb, the view was just amazing and was definitely worth it, all 6km of it! On the walk, we passed the Waverley Cemetary which you can see in one of the pics above.  I was certainly taken by it - I just love the idea of having the graves overlooking the ocean as it really seems very symbolic doesn't it? Since we got back, I've found out that this is a really old cemetary, with the first internment taking place as far back as 1877 and even has a few famous people buried here: Henry Lawson, John Sands, William Dymock to name a few.  I really hope that at some point in the future no one digs up these graves to make way for apartments on what is sure to be million dollar views.

Anyway, if you're ever in Sydney (or live here), and haven't done the walk, it really is a must do!  Here's a link with info: http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/things_to_do/beaches_and_the_coast/bondi_to_bronte_coastwalk

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