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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Bars and pubs and bars and pubs...

This place looks harmless right? Well in 2008 it was named Sydney's second most violent pub, and I ventured there last Friday night. 

Friday was girls night which included dinner at a place called Beach Burrito which surprisingly was good (Adsy and I ended up having it Saturday night too). After dinner we went to Oceans bar which we've been to many of times.  Afterwards it was over to the Coogee Bay Hotel or 'the bay' as most people who go there refer to it. 

Aw the bay, Adsy hates the bay which is why I hadn't been there yet.  It took a girls night without the boys to get me to the bay. I had heard that it was the second most violent pub in Sydney/Australia but it really didn't mean anything to me.  It looks nice, why is it so violent? Well supposedly a lot of people like to fight there and the cops get called out there a lot, hence the name.

Because of this stigma of being so violent the Coogee Bay hotel has an extreme door system to let you in.  First you have to hand over your ID where they scan it into their computer system.  Then you also have to place your right index finger on a finger print scanner and get that information into their system. Freaky right? The girl who was scanning my ID and finger was so up beat about it saying "and now next time you won't even have to show your ID, just scan your finger and we'll know its you!"

Thanks but seriously I am now freaked out, and I'm not sure there will be a next time.  In fact, I think i may burn off my right index finger print because I don't think the Coogee Bay is worth the cost of my identity.

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