Wednesday, February 17, 2010

The life of a working girl ;-)

So here's where I work. My office is in a gigantic townhouse built literally on top of the tunnel for the Graham Farmer Freeway. Three stories, 4-5 bathrooms, 6 bedroom, 2 kitchens, koi pond and three story waterfall in the center atrium. So over the top it amuses me every time I walk in. There are about 15-18 of us working there and still plenty of room to expand. So I suppose it makes sense from a rental standpoint. And the fish are a nice touch. The Omniware office is in an area of town called Northbridge which is literally 'the other side of the tracks' from the Central Business District. It's an area with a bit of a late night reputation for mayhem and as a result I understand some people avoid the area, but I love it. Very multi-cultural, lots of young people in interesting outfits, bars, ethnic restaurants, cafes, and it must be a backpackers haven as well with hostels on every corner. Easy to get to by train, bus, car...and fun to walk around.
Front door
The whole shebang
The neighborhood makes the office great. Walk out that little wooden gate above and turn right and you're facing a square block size park with giant banyan trees, fountains, benches, birds etc. Across the street is the Opal Cafe, great for a mid morning latte and a gorgeous chicken and avocado sandwich for lunch. One block down is the Italian grocery/deli and the Corica bakery. Two blocks away is an entire street full of Asian cheap eats joints. There's an art house movie theater around the corner.
The CBD is on the other side of the tracks from the park
Greek Orthodox Church on the corner
Favorite tree

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I want that tree.
Nancy