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Neighbourhood Top Five
cooling off in the surf and cruising the promenade.
Revelling in the spectacular coastal scenery of the Bondi to Coogee walk (
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).
Coming face to face with the scaly locals on the
Gordons Bay Underwater Nature
barbecue.
Waving at the winter parade of whales from the cliffs of
Waverley Cemetery
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Explore: Bondi to Coogee
Improbably good-looking arcs of sand framed by jagged cliffs, the Eastern Beaches are a
big part of the Sydney experience. Most famous of all is the broad sweep of Bondi Beach,
where the distracting scenery and constant procession of beautiful bods never fail to take
your mind off whatever it was you were just thinking about… This is where Sydney
comes to see and be seen, preferably wearing as little as possible (it's not an affirming
place for those with body-image issues).
The unique flavour of Bondi has been greatly influenced by the Jewish, British and Ki-
wi immigrants who populated it before it became hip. Housing prices on Bondi's
strangely treeless slopes have skyrocketed, but the beach remains a priceless constant.
South of Bondi, Bronte is a steep-sided beach 'burb, its bowl-shaped park strewn with
picnic tables and barbecues. Further south is the concrete-fringed, safe swimming inlet of
Clovelly, a great place to dust off your snorkel. Next stop heading south is Coogee, an Ab-
original word for rotting seaweed… But don't let that deter you: the beach is wide and
handsome, and beery backpackers fill the takeaways and pubs.
