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Christmas Day at Bondi Beach (pt3)
an experience of country and coast
Since the day was a bit overcast, the crowd numbers were down. But I bumped into a fascinating couple from Poland. 'Greg' is posted to Australia in the diplomatic corp. He and his wife were taking in the Bondi scene. When I asked him what kind of experience felt very Australian to him, he commented that the one thing he notices about Australians is how friendly they are. It's true, we're a convivial lot. Curiously, one in four of us was born overseas (according to government statisticians)
Thanks to Doug Kirkpatrick from Melbourne on 27/12/2008
Other Experiences of Doug Kirkpatrick
Those ticking street posts , Frequent flyers?? , Max the dog , Flag on a dumpster , My backyard clotheslines , Clever street art , Australia Day in Port Hedland , Passing road trains , Lawn in the Pilbara , Big Australian Sky , Flying art , Lunchtime for 'Wombat' , Hand of Friendship , Dodging busted Telecom pits , Tuned in to the nation , Hanging out to dry , Swimming Pool for One , broken flags , Genuine Aussie gladiators... , Shark Wrestling in South Australia , The Sydney-to-Hobart , Fantales - things of beauty , Street Junk , Dining IN , tradie's bit for the nation , Clean-up Day , ANZAC biscuits help keep peace in Kashmir , Cops on the beat , Spiders lurking , Eating Violet Crumbles , Coastal sandstone , Living among the gum trees , Feeling of wool , Outdoor shower , Regarding the 'Coathanger' , Pausing to honour the 'Diggers' , The rural gatepost where yarns are had , Celebrating Australia Day in Port Hedland , P-Plate , Kirribilli commute , Oz Day in the city , Dancing with the Stars - in Milson's Point, Sydney , Weekday oasis of calm , Bondi Beach - historic more than bohemian , Riding into history on a vintage train in Tasmania , Plunging escarpments ain't always pretty , Feeding wild lorikeets on the verandah at home , Walking the streets of Sydney , When you're driving in Australia... , Melbourne Cup in Martin Place , Taking a punt on the Melbourne Cup - Part 1 of 2 , Taking a punt on the Melbourne Cup - Part 2 of 2 , Cyclone Tracy revisited , Hot date with a Maytag washer in Darwin , The Port Hedland detention centre , Not ice, nor 'Ice', nor snow. Just Pilbara salt , Railmotor from Werris Creek , Camping with wild pigs , Telephone sockets in Australia , Werris Creek Station , Leaving their mark in stone , Being Australian on Christmas Day (Bondi Beach pt1) , Christmas Day at Bondi Beach (pt2) , Camping holiday - best way to see Australia
Other experiences of country and coast
Max the dog by Doug , Farm fresh eggs - scrambled by bike by Gillian , Big Australian Sky by Doug , Lunchtime for 'Wombat' by Doug , Australian bush... by Gard , Glenrowan Vic . by Gard , Tidal Storm by Gard , The flood of 1956 by Gard , Boys fishing trip on the Murray by potsy , Vegie Garden by potsy , Another Flag by potsy , Yabbies by potsy , Barramundi Nationals by potsy , Shark Wrestling in South Australia by Doug , Clean-up Day by Doug , Broome and The Kimberley by yarralea , Our natural bushland by sharles48 , Beach by ccharli , Coastal sandstone by Doug , Living among the gum trees by Doug , Feeling of wool by Doug , Outdoor shower by Doug , Murray River by eidurt , Going to a classy outdoor outback loo by shazza , The rural gatepost where yarns are had by Doug , Weekday oasis of calm by Doug , Bondi Beach - historic more than bohemian by Doug , a prime minister drowns by Colette , Sand in the sandwiches by Ginger , Port Douglas by Doodie , The lighthouse I grew up with by Rosemary , Tripping in the Park by Matty , Happy to be here by Rodney , Old telegraph wires on lonely Australian road by Jay , The giant iron or ships of China by Rodney , Baptism of fire by Jenny , Flying like a bird by Raymond , Being Australian on Christmas Day (Bondi Beach pt1) by Douglas , Christmas Day at Bondi Beach (pt2) by Douglas , A great place to propose by Grot , The Isa in the '60s by Gry , Mateship in the aftermath of disaster by Gry , Saturday in South Australia by TJ , SE Queensland, Northern Sydney & West Palm Beach Florida by Kat , Someone's lost world in the Dandenongs, Victoria by Carry My Can , Night fall by KellyJayne , Cyclone Supplies by KellyJayne
Other experiences from people feeling happy
Frequent flyers?? by Doug , Max the dog by Doug , Clever street art by Doug , Australia Day in Port Hedland by Doug , Golf by Greg , Kimberly's W.A. by potsy , Riding taxis on Sydney Harbour by Grannie , The odd sunny day in the mountains by dylan , Aerial view of syd cbd by punter , Vegie Garden by potsy , Better than Monkey Mia? by roofus , Beaconsfield Miners FREED - hooray!! by roofus , Barramundi Nationals by potsy , MUD CRAB by roofus , Fruit Platter! by Maria , The Sydney-to-Hobart by Doug , Fantales - things of beauty by Doug , Equality or solidarity by Timothy , My Country by maggie , Dining IN by Doug , tradie's bit for the nation by Doug , Living on the Edge by chris , ANZAC biscuits help keep peace in Kashmir by Doug , Cops on the beat by Doug , Broome and The Kimberley by yarralea , Experiencing Uluru by Eve , Our Dog by Eve , Mates by Ripley , My morning concert by shorter , Sazette by Sazette , Waterways of Sydney by aintnomountain , Beach by ccharli , Volunteer by Kaggles , Our Lucky Place by lexie , Rugby League - the Best Australian Sport by Penny , Sydney Harbour by Penny , Eating Violet Crumbles by Doug , Coastal sandstone by Doug , New South Wales by Young Newk , Feeling of wool by Doug , G'Day by Lion , Coming Home to Paradise by Tammi , Regarding the 'Coathanger' by Doug , Behind my window by e-rad , My world by amandal , My Town by maryls , Anzac Hero by brockstar , Murray River by eidurt , Being Australian by mummybec , No spare tyre by julia , Kangaroo Stew by mandy4889 , Miss by suelovexx , high 5! by katkatkat , Paradise by darla , Why I love Australia by katkatkat , My Holiday by mortisha , Thoughtful strangers by jodyandbenny , My Little Aussie by shanny , My little nephew by marialoveshercheese , cisco kid by ciscokid , Advance Australia - Share by Anna , Celebrating Australia Day in Port Hedland by Doug , The most welcoming place by Anna1981 , We are many, but we are still one by Oz_89 , Riding on the 3801 by Rodney , Bondi Beach - historic more than bohemian by Doug , Riding into history on a vintage train in Tasmania by Doug , Climbing the Australian 'Coathanger' by Eric , Abseiling in the Blue Mountains by Eric , Plunging escarpments ain't always pretty by Doug , Ginger marmelade on toast by Ginger , a prime minister drowns by Colette , Being social in the bush by Gillian , So happy to be back in OZ by Pat , Port Douglas by Doodie , Feeding wild lorikeets on the verandah at home by Doug , LOVING LOLLIES by NICOLEKIDMEN , Best place to go (Australia) by james , The lighthouse I grew up with by Rosemary , being australian by bigboy , Tripping in the Park by Matty , Santa In the Drink by Rosemary , Frenchman goes to water by Ginger , Just 21 Hours Away by Matty , Plenty of Water by Matty , Wild Australian animals by Bozo , Famous Falcon - a truly Australian driving experience by Jay , Happy to be here by Rodney , Hot date with a Maytag washer in Darwin by Douglas , Old telegraph wires on lonely Australian road by Jay , Railmotor from Werris Creek by Douglas , Helicopter flight over rugged NT wilderness by Rodney , The giant iron or ships of China by Rodney , Flying like a bird by Raymond , Camping with wild pigs by Douglas , A locomotive cab ride in Australia's northwest by Rodney , Kayaking on the harbour by Matty , Life in Newman, WA by Matty , Women drivers surprising the blokes at Australian mines by Matty , Library melts into street by Robin of Melbourne , Chooks in my backyard by William1 , Metal cake by Matty , Golden Fleece that way it used to be by Reginald , Being Australian on Christmas Day (Bondi Beach pt1) by Douglas , Christmas Day at Bondi Beach (pt2) by Douglas , A great place to propose by Grot , Australia: Diversity, sun, fun and fabulous Sydney harbour by Jo , Camping holiday - best way to see Australia by Douglas , The Isa in the '60s by Gry , Going on camp by Johnny , Australia Day with my family by Bunyip , Feeling Australian by Alex Portnoy , ''Ta!'' by N , She'll Be Right! by Celeste , Backyard BBQ by bobchic , Saturday in South Australia by TJ , Meat pies by cat.cantabile , I am Australian. Celebrating 4 Years in Australia by swood2 , Aussie in Sth Florida USA !!! by Kat , SISTERS by nay25 , A ride on Puffing Billy by Rodney , Origin by Sophdog , Aching to belong to something bigger... by Sunflower10 , An Australian School Uniform by Sunflower10 , We got up at 4am to watch Australia... by Sunflower10 , What a cup of tea! by Sunflower10 , The road often travelled by Andrea , A family home in Australia... by Sunflower10 , Riding on the bus by Derek , Honesty and crocodiles in Port Douglas by gwen , Aussie coat of arms by Jasie , The Gundagai dog on his tuckerbox by Jasie , Camping on the Delegate by Harry , Waiting for the train from Jincumbilly by Harry , Opera house bush style by Potsy
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