Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Living in Brighton

I figured it was about time I give you a little glimpse of where exactly I spend my days over here in Australia.

I am situated in a suburb of Melbourne called Brighton.


It takes around 20 minutes to get into the city centre by train, and about a 20 minute walk to the Brighton beach from my house. Brighton is known for being one of the wealthiest areas in Melbourne, and a lot of the locals I talk to say it`s like the Laguna Beach of back home.

Aside from the large houses Brighton is also well known for it`s elaborate bathing boxes, that lay on the Brighton beach.


There are currently 82 colourful bathing boxes, which are one of the tourist icons of Melbourne. The boxes share a uniformity of size and build, and a regular arrangement along the beach, and are the only surviving such structures close to the Melbourne CBD. There is a city bylaw that restricts any alterations to them. There valued at around $500, 000 a piece.

Now for those of you who wanted some full detail, here is a tour of my house:


I think that explains it all!