If you visit this blog from outside of Australia you may find it surprising but technically there are no beaches in Sydney. Sydney is a very small district mostly reserved for office buildings, few entertainment venues and restaurants. The famous surfing beaches like Bondi and Manly are cities on their own right and are not part of Sydney City council. The city is not a good place to buy a surfboard either. Usually you will get a better deal in your local surf shop.
So, here I am walking back to the office on a very hot day when I almost walked straight to the surfboard carried but the girl in the photograph. She was dressed in an unusual pants and a top, which looked like a singlet. An attire more suitable for the beach. She did not seem to know the city well and was checking her directions on every street corner she passed. I wondered if she exited a wrong train station or simply snapped a bargain on some sale. The board certainly looked like new.
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This autumn has been particularly mild. The evenings are starting to be chilly but the days have given us a very pleasant 22plus degrees. The nice weather allows for time in the sun during lunches in Sydney CBD. This man sleeping in the warn sun rays in the Martin Place is a perfect example of how nice the weather is.
The man on a Honda scooter looked quite fragile amongst all these cars in the heave afternoon rush hour. These little motorcycles are now almost common place in the city. Their popularity grew significantly over last two years courtesy of the petrol pricing.
As I mentioned often before many people in Sydney utilise the lunch break to maintain their fitness level. Some go to health clubs and some simply go for a run. There are many places where the runners have plenty of space for their exercise. Hyde Park and the Domain are perfect examples as they offer wide paths away from automotive traffic and they are quite big. However, some runners simply run on the pedestrian lines in city streets and thus have to cross the road very frequently. It is unnecessary risk, especially if they do it on red lights as the girl running into the traffic on the photograph demonstrates.
