The Name is Bondi, Bondi Beach

On my second trip to Sydney and the last day that I was there, I journeyed out to Bondi Beach.  Bondi is a around a twenty minute train ride and ten minute bus ride from Sydney.   Like most of my trip, I was fighting the weather.  It was a bit cool, raining a bit.

I wanted to go when the weather was nice, but I was not disappointed with the photo opportunity.   There were lots of great subjects for the few hours I was there.

 Bondi is famous for its beach, surf and pop culture.  It also has a significant Jewish population.  I can equate it a bit to Brighten Beach near New York city, but quite a bit smaller.    There was a wonderful Hungarian bakery that I bought a few pieces of excellent strudel.  Other shops include lots of swim and surf stores.

 

In general, I thought that Sydney lacked a culture or a general vibe.   I really did not feel this any place in Australia, until I visited Bondi.

 

Besides the large waves and surf culture.  There is a also a culture of physical fitness, swimming, volleyball and lifesaving.

It boasts the worlds first  lifesaving club.  There are also swim clubs including a winter swimming club that they call "The Icebergs."

On my way out I passed several cafes but nothing jumped out at me.  Then I passed on old fashioned fish market, bingo, that was my place.  I often do this at a stop, I walk around until a place calls out and I was not disappointed.

I had a dozen oysters and then they cooked up a huge piece of Tuna, that I thing was around $4 dollars.  The bun was a dollar extra.  I really enjoyed the meal and sat at a counter next to a medical researcher from Boston.

On my way out, I saw that the sky was turning a bit, so I went back for a few more photos. A slight rainbow was peaking out through the clouds.   This was my second rainbow of my trip.  The last one was on the first cruise.

I hung out the beach for a bit and then when I turned to go, I saw the most magnificent sky.  The skies in Australia and New Zealand have been amazing and I have never seen anything like them.

One note, is it is very easy to get sunburned in these countries, they say there is a hole in the Ozone layer, and you can feel the suns heat like nowhere else.  Even hotter than the equator.