We kicked the weekend off to an early start Friday afternoon with our desk’s Christmas lunch (would have been holiday lunch in new york, but things are a little less PC here). Having lunch in Australia is often a fairly drawn out affair and this was no exception. The food portion of the afternoon led into the drinks-focused portion of the afternoon/evening. Most of us didn’t leave our “lunch” until 8 or 9 in the evening. It was a fun one, things got pretty rowdy towards the end.
Saturday I had to sleep it off all morning but by the time I emerged from my second nap of the day in the mid afternoon it had become a perfect sunny warm day. I met up with a buddy and we had a very late brunch (I don’t know if you can still call it that at 4pm?) and then went to a friend’s housewarming party in Darling Point. Darling Point is a quiet little suburb right up on the harbor and this apartment was a classic Sydney place with huge windows all along the side that open up onto the back patio/side patio area that has so many tropical plants you could kind of feel like you’re in the jungle (well, not really, but it was cool). We ended up staying there for quite a while and had a good time, made a few new friends, had a few good Australian beers, all in all a lovely evening.
Sunday I woke up early to blazing sunshine and a brilliantly blue sky. I caught the bus out to Bondi Beach which is the beginning of a 12km “cliff walk” that goes along a few beaches. Michelle and I had done a portion of the walk before, but that was during the winter and I wanted to come back and do the whole thing on a beautiful summer day. The weather was great, had a few clouds start to roll in towards the end, but for the most part it was perfect. And the water along the beaches here is just so stunningly blue/green. I took a bunch of pictures, here are a few along with a link for more. (although at some point I guess all the pictures look kind of the same because its just beach after beach!)
Saturday I had to sleep it off all morning but by the time I emerged from my second nap of the day in the mid afternoon it had become a perfect sunny warm day. I met up with a buddy and we had a very late brunch (I don’t know if you can still call it that at 4pm?) and then went to a friend’s housewarming party in Darling Point. Darling Point is a quiet little suburb right up on the harbor and this apartment was a classic Sydney place with huge windows all along the side that open up onto the back patio/side patio area that has so many tropical plants you could kind of feel like you’re in the jungle (well, not really, but it was cool). We ended up staying there for quite a while and had a good time, made a few new friends, had a few good Australian beers, all in all a lovely evening.
Sunday I woke up early to blazing sunshine and a brilliantly blue sky. I caught the bus out to Bondi Beach which is the beginning of a 12km “cliff walk” that goes along a few beaches. Michelle and I had done a portion of the walk before, but that was during the winter and I wanted to come back and do the whole thing on a beautiful summer day. The weather was great, had a few clouds start to roll in towards the end, but for the most part it was perfect. And the water along the beaches here is just so stunningly blue/green. I took a bunch of pictures, here are a few along with a link for more. (although at some point I guess all the pictures look kind of the same because its just beach after beach!)
Starting in Bondi you then hit Tamarama Beach, Bronte Beach, Clovelly is a little teeny beach, Coogee Beach and ends at Maroubra Beach where I caught a bus back to my place. Hung out at home for the rest of the evening, had a little spaghetti and watched a movie. Another lovely summer weekend in Sydney. And my last one as a bachelor because Michelle gets back on Thursday!
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