Christmas Day

Christmas Day: Beach Day!!!

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December 25th 2007
On Christmas Day, all Sydneysiders head out to the beach to enjoy the sun and a bbq. Well this year, it only got up to 20 degrees which by Australian standards is very cold. Despite the cool weather, I decided to go to one of the most famous beaches in Sydney: Bondi beach which is only a 20 minute bus ride from downtown. There I found lots of people making the best out of the weather, and m ... read more

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