On the Road Again & Again & Again: The Opera House, a cruise around the harbor then later, a meal with some old 'mates'!

Monday, April 10, 2017

The Opera House, a cruise around the harbor then later, a meal with some old 'mates'!

Wow, we are only about 5 blocks from the Opera House which allowed for a nice walk there this morning. It was quite windy but the bright sun made one forget about the wind. We got to the Opera House and had a wonderful guide (with an awesome, understandable French accent) take us on an hour tour of the place. We got to go into three of the theaters. The building houses such beautiful venues… and, since each one we went in had a show, we weren’t allowed to take any pictures…. SO FRUSTRATING cuz they were gorgeous inside. The seats were even neat. Mary J Bilge was performing tonight in one venue, the Melbourne Ballet Company in another, and a Play was going on in another. Now that’s a great building that gets used. Oh, and a Nutcracker in another one for youth.

Walked a short bit to our waiting boat for a trip around the harbor and a great lunch. Food is in no shortage on this trip unfortunately! The cruise was great and we saw the city and sites from a new perspective! Most of the homes around the area are multi, multimillion dollar views! Garages on the shoreline for their boats!

Drove around a bit and ended up at Bondi Beach… not many waves… and, for that matter, not many people. It’s been pretty chilly…after all, it is fall! Weird to see their leaves starting to turn and knowing ours at home are blooming beautiful!

So, one of the things we planned before we left was to meet up with some folks we met on our Scandinavian tour from two years ago. Judith, Pru and Dawn met us here at the hotel, and out we went for a great dinner this evening! Is that not cool? … makes the world a bit smaller and a bit more personal!

Jerry took some evening pics… Australia is a place filled with beautiful sights and wonderful, kind people!