This Is Where I Live.

Every time I leave the house, I pinch myself about living where I do. The above (click it!) is a 180 view from a park 4 minutes walk away. That's Bondi out there, and a few other Northern Beaches.

Just over the hill in one direction, you get this view of the city:

Just over the hill in the other direction, you get this one of the sea:


Bellevue Hill is one of the wealthiest Sydney suburbs (a 'historic home' down the road sold last year for $22 million), with residents including the late Kerry Packer (Australia's richest man up until 2005) and actress Toni Collette. It's an easy 20 minute walk to the beach, Bondi Junction (shopping and transport hub), and Double Bay's bustling marina. It's also a a primarily Jewish area (nicknamed BelleJew Hill by some gentiles) and thus, as with most places I travel to, I stick out like a sore thumb. When I jokingly told one of the kids I nanny that I knew a bit of Hebrew because I was actually Jewish, she (age 8) laughed uproariously and said, "You're not Jewish... you're BLONDE!" Kids are so subtle.

A few of the humble abodes in the area:

Rooftop dinner, anyone? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This one has a long French name.


You can see straight through this one to the sea. >>>>>>>>>> Gotta love glass balconies on every side and level.

While I am not actually a huge house fan or architectural enthusiast, I have yet to get tired of views like this just outside my door:

Bellevue Hill, as your resident misfit blonde gentile, I salute you.