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Today's lunch was at the Bondi Icebergs Club. Situated at the southern end of 'world famous' Bondi Beach. I often wonder how famous the beach actually is. I suspect it is more famous in the minds of Australians than our overseas guests.
Nevertheless, it is an attractive sight from a distance and especially for those who do not live by an ocean. Close up the beach area is a bit seedy, particularly the Campbell Parade area.Lunch was a bit of a mixture. Sy ordered an anti-pasta dish, Hn a Barramundi and Ba a Caesar Salad. All three dishes looked more appetising than the Steak sandwich ordered by Ae and myself.
The venue is named for the club which specialises in swimming events in the pool (pictured below) through winter when members must swim on a minimum number of winter occasions to retain their membership.
The opening day of the winter season is marked by swimmers braving the pool with ice thrown in for good measure. All three photos were taken today, a balmy autumn day with an air temperature at the time of about 22c. The pool temperature was shown as 20.3c which would certainly have felt warm for the Icebergers.
I love having breakfast at Hugo's on a Sunny day, then walking round to Bronte beach. You're right though, Bondi beach is beautiful, but the neighbourhood itself is a bit skanky.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting layout with the pool that literally abuts the ocean. It's weird hearing one speak of Autumn when we're (finally) experiencing Spring. :-)
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