Sunday, November 23, 2008

Back to Bondi

Bondi isn't the same place it used to be...

It's actually nicer.

When I was growing up on the east coast of Australia, Bondi was a slum. It was crap. Nobody really wanted to live there, it was just a haven for hippies a surfer dudes to get high and hit the beach.

Like most urbanisation, Bondi has been transformed. There are still a few rickety beach apartments, some rusty shacks and mouldy houses, but for the most of it, Bondi has nice new apartments, rows of shops, trendy cafe's and pubs. I really enjoyed being there.

At first I was afraid that going there would make me sad, especially to see some landmark realestate being developed (I had family that lived there) but I enjoyed the experience. The only thing I didn't have time to do was go for a swim!

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