Between the city and the surf - Bondi Junction, New South Wales, Australia

Our home is a two bedroom two bathroom apartment with a sunroom/study which contains a day bed. Built around 2000, the apartment has recently been completely renovated to provide a comfortable, modern home.

We have distant views of the city and the harbour wit streetscape glimpses form various windows. Views of the New Year`s Eve fireworks are a treat from the balcony but often there are fireworks on the harbour at other times of the year.

About the location

Bondi Junction is an incredibly convenient, vibrant area.
We are just a few minutes walk from trains and buses to pretty much anywhere. The city at Martin Place is three three train stops away although you can also catch a bus. The bus directly to circular quay takes 25 mins. You can travel well beyond the city on the same trains, while a bus to the beaches here, Bondi, Tamarama, Bronte etc, will take about 15 minutes, or you could walk there in less than half an hour.

On our doorstep are all the facilities you could wish for, including many individual shops, an enormous, prestigious shopping mall, cafes, restaurants, cinema, medical centres, library, etc.

Centennial Park is about five minutes walk away. As mentioned, you can get the bus to Bondi Beach, Bronte Beach, and Tamarama Beach, but if you want the exercise they are all about half an hour`s walk away. Or, if you wish to drive, we have a permit for you to park at those beaches for free. If you fancy snorkeling in clear, safe waters, you could drive to Clovelly beach in ten minutes or so.

Linking Clovelly with Bronte, Tamarama and Bondi beaches is a superb cliff walkway, with stunning views over the ocean and beaches, or you can turn right at Clovelly and head for Coogee beach along the same path - the choice is yours.

If you like markets, Paddington has one every Saturday which is well worth a visit for its arts and crafts alone, while the weekly produce market at Fox Studios, the other side of Centennial Park, is also worth a visit on Wednesday mornings. Or the huge, indoor Paddy`s Market in Chinatown might be of interest too.

A visit to Sydney wouldn`t be complete without a ride on the ferries. You could take the bus to Circular Quay from here, and catch a ferry all around points of interest in the harbour, particular over to Manly, or on to Watsons Bay, to enjoy the famous Doyles fish and chips. [INVALID]natively, you can drive to Rose Bay, 10-15 mins, and check out the sea planes, before hopping on a ferry there, either to Watsons Bay,or into Circular Quay.

One of our favourite things to do is to walk down to Bronte Beach for a coffee, watch the world go by there for a while, then head along the cliff path to Bondi Beach, and have lunch at the Icebergs Swimming club. This is a members only club, but which allows visitors from more that 5kms away, so you can just sign yourself in and enjoy the breathtaking view over Bondi Beach, while choosing something delicious from the sensibly-priced menu. We usually catch the bus back, especially on a hot day, but that;s entirely optional!

Further afield from our house (should you ever run out of things to do locally!) you could drive for an hour down to Wollongong along the very pretty coast road, and marvel at the magnificent Nan Tien Buddhist temple, or take a look the hang-gliders taking off from Stanwell Tops. The Blue Mountains are an hour and a half drive away, or you could just hop on train from if you prefer.

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