Burn baby burn on Bondi Beach! Yesterday we went to one of the many beaches in Sydney and had a great time relaxing after our big night out. The only problem was that we all got burnt and some can’t even walk. I only got burnt on my face and can’t really lift my eyebrows, and also on my lips. I’m getting so frustrated because I haven’t been getting tan at all but just burnt everywhere. I guess that is my Irish side rather than the Italian part of me! The Australian sun is a lot different than the American east coast sun. You can be out all day on a beach in Maryland and get some color but in Australia you can be out in the sun for 5 minutes and get 3rd degree burn on your eyeballs.

For lunch I ate fish and chips, of course. I’ve had that meal at least 6 times so far here…it’s so good! They call french fries “chips” for everything, not just in “fish and chips” but even their McDonalds french fries are called “chips”.

Some more differences of beaches here in Australia vs beaches in America :
              Australia                                        Vs.                                          America

• Light blue water                                                                        Dark blue water
• Flowy and clear                                                                         Murky, can’t see the sand
• No seashells                                                                                Seashells
• Sand is soft and lighter                                                           Sand is coarse and dark
• Couldn’t Make a sand castle                                                 Could make a sand castle (empire)
• The beach is wider from the water to the road             beach is longer overall

( hard to explain but basically innaustrlaia the beach is one big area but in America is soo long you usually cant See the end of it)

• Young adult crowd                                                                    Family crowd
• No umbrellas (maybe a few)                                                 A lot of umbrellas
• Surfers                                                                                            Boogie borders
• Shallow water at least 40 feet                                              Deep water after 10’feet
• Sand isn’t hot (i’s manageable)                                           Sand is on fire
• Cliffs                                                                                                 No Cliffs
• grass area right behind the beach to hangout               boardwalks
•  sand dunes (accessible…not at Bondi Beach)             sand dunes (not accessible)
• People walking around selling ice pops and water     selling snow cones/italian ice

Overall, the beaches are both a lot different, but a beach is a beach! There are not that many things that I can say are similar but a lot of things are different! It is basically like a beach down in the Caribbean, exactly what you picture but with Australian surfers! I can’t wait to go back tomorrow!