Coogee

Immer noch fragen mich viele Leute, wie weit ich es denn eigentlich zum Strand habe. Deshalb hab ich heute was für euch vorbereitet:

(Draufklicken zum Vergrößern)

In dem Haus mit dem roten Kringel wohne ich. Ich gehe Kidman Street runter, biege links in die Brook Street ab, dann die nächste rechts auf Coogee Bay Road, und dann laufe ich geradewegs auf den Strand zu. Ein Katzensprung!

Außerdem hab ich bei Wikipedia noch zwei interssante Stories über Coogee für euch rausgesucht (bin immer wieder überrascht, was diese hübsche Enzyklopädie alles weiß!):

The "Shark Arm Case" refers to an incident in Coogee in 1935, when a captured tiger shark regurgitated a human arm. The arm belonged to a missing person, James Smith, and was identified by a tattoo. The arm had been cut off, which led to a murder investigation. Nobody was ever charged over the murder, although another local criminal, Reginald Holmes, was found shot in a car near the Sydney Harbour Bridge the day before the inquest into Smith's death was due to commence.

In January, 2003 it was noticed that one of the fence rails on Dolphin Point, just north of Coogee Beach, cast an afternoon shadow that could be seen to resemble a veiled woman. When this was reported in newspapers many Christians (predominantly Roman Catholic) came daily to worship what they interpreted as an apparition of Mary, the mother of Jesus; however the Roman Catholic Church never officially recognized this alleged apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. No particular supernatural powers were attributed to the shadow (dubbed "Our Lady of the Fence Post" by the media) and interest waned within a few weeks. The section of fence that created the image was eventually destroyed by vandals. While some continue to petition the Catholic Church and the New South Wales government to build a chapel, their claims are not being considered seriously.

Da sag ich nur LOL, die Australier!!

Ach ja, und 'nen Haufen Touristeninformationen über Coogee Beach gibt's hier.