Last night we had a special cocktail hour with the gang.
The Pinot was very good!
Then onto dinner to meet the husband and bloggers friend from Australia. He had the most unique name I have ever heard. Storm. Here is where dinner was. Excellent.
Great food. Schnitzel for the princess and me again. Gravy on the side.
A great day capped off by a comfy bed and dreams of what tomorrow will bring.
The morning. Tuesday for us and Monday for you. I cannot get over we are a day ahead of you.
Big day ahead. Two big tours planned in this fantastic city.
The princess on her throne looking at the sights of Sydney harbor.
I can find her in our room always in this chair.
This is what she is looking at.
Very busy place.
Waiting for the gang to assemble.
What would we do without our phones.
Looking at what we will visit this morning. It is a behind the scenes tour of the opera house.
Excited for our tour
Arriving early.
We had to find the magic door
One of the only problems we have discovered in this city. They restrict the photos you can take. Kind of like Disneyland behind the scenes. They don’t want to spoil the magic.
Here is our costume for the next few hours.
From the orchestra pitFrom the stage. It seats 1,500 people. We will be seated tomorrow for a concert.Back in the pit. That is where the tour guide, I mean conductor stands.I found these on a music stand. This person missed a fantastic party!The tiles on the roof or sails of the opera house. There are over one million tiles, made in Denmark.Besides the tiles, the structure, now fifty years old, is made of steel cables and concrete. None of the concrete is painted. Easier to see cracks!The gang, post tour. If you are ever there well worth it.
Then it was on to our second tour. Most of our travel in the city is via trams. Here they are.
On time, clean and inexpensive. Why not in America?Yes. The rain came but that would not deter us from…The new fish market.Here it is. It took five years to build at a cost of almost one billion dollars.If you like fish!Caught this morning.Now I am hungry.Why not eat at a lab!We watched our lunch being built.Junior silverbacks lunch
And how about some desserts? My nephew makes croissants. Check these babies out.
All good things need to come to an end so we are leaving the fish market after another special tour.Yes, that is your captain, and junior silverback, walking up to the hotel for a mid afternoon nap before the evening festivities.
Another great day in a special place. And with the princess almost back to 100 percent, what more can I ask for.
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