Last Sunday (09/12/2008) I moved into a boarding house into the beautiful neighborhood of Kirribilli (link) just on the opposite site of the opera with the Harbour Bridge on the right (albeit I'm located close to Careening Cove and need to walk 5 minutes for the best view in town).
Kirribilli Wharf at night viewing Opera and Harbour Bridge
The name Kirribilli is derived from an Aboriginal word '
Kiarabilli', which means 'good fishing spot'. This suburb initially formed part of a grant to James Milson, after whom
Milsons Point was named. The area was later sub-divided, first for the construction of large family residences in the 1840s, and then for the erection of Victorian terrace houses and 20th-Century blocks of flats.
This suburb is commonly known for the
Kirribilli House (
link) which is the Sydney residence of the Australian Prime Minister. The house is located at the far eastern end of Kirribilli Avenue in the suburb of Kirribilli.
Although Kirribilli was never intended to be the Australian Prime Minister's official primary place of residence, former Prime Minister
John Howard, who is a native of Sydney, attracted much adverse comment when he announced at the beginning of his Prime Ministership in 1996 that he would use Kirribilli House as his primary home. John Howard used The Lodge as a residence when in Canberra for parliamentary or government business, and lived primarily at Kirribilli House. Howard said at the time he commenced his Prime Ministership that he had made this decision so that his family could remain together while his three children lived at home and one son attended high school in Sydney.
I can't tell if the recently elected new Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd (since 24/11/2008) will use this house - I would...
the stars mark the Kirribilli House on the left and our "imperial residence" on the right
Our room is nice, the location is brilliant (imagine celebrating New Years Eve viewing Opera and Bridge) and really hard to top - which is the good news
There is no internet (yet) nor a telephone - which is the bad news so this will probably affect my blog and phone calls to you guys.
If you really want to
contact me please send an email to:
firstname.lastname@allianz.com.au
until February I won't check my gmx mail account as regular cause I can't access it from work)
or
call me on my German mobile phone number
but tell me in advance when you wanna call. Otherwise best chances to get me is at around 8 in the morning (your time) to catch me after work at around 6. Follow the link (google maps) to see my current address (
link)
Pictures from our house/room and "silvester" will follow for sure...
