Day 22 - Opera House With Margie & David

After Pirates Of Penzance

I enjoyed a morning of having the Apartment to myself, getting ready for the day very leisurely and to my choice of music! I started packing but then thought, oh there is plenty of time for that.


Wow, it must be time to get back to England, I am starting to think like Graham!

Margie and David picked me up just after 1pm and we drove back to their house to ditch the car.
Margie, David & I, at Opera Bar

A really lovely Ferry ride took us into the City, the views were quite breathtaking at times and looking at some of the properties on the waters edge, there must be quite a few people in Aussie who don't exactly sell "Big Issues'' for a living! David as usual was an excellent tour guide and pointed out all the places of interest, this was until I could not struggle holding my dress down any longer in the very strong breeze, surely the ferry wasn't speeding up on purpose. I sat down for the remainder of the journey, this of course was in the midst of , yes even more Japanese, what cameras they have! They seem to spend a great deal of money to get photographs which amused me because they are so wrapped up in their anoraks, hats and scarves, perhaps it is some kind of game they play in the evenings when they are bored to try and recognise each other.
Me with a very dim Harbour Bridge in the background

We had a steady afternoon, we gave Centre Point a miss, as David felt a little dizzy. I enjoyed
a brief look in Customs House, the floor was all glass tiles and in the centre of the floor underneath the clear tiles was a plan of Sydney with minature model of Sydney CBD (Central Business District for you non Sydneysiders like me!!).

After people watching (one of my favourite pastimes) we then went to The Oytser Bar for Dinner before the Theatre. I passed on the Oysters but Margie and David seemed to enjoy them. We had a lovely meal which was enjoyed all the more dut to our lovely Canadian waiter.
He really looked after us so well and it is a pity there aren't more like him, he amused me
when in conversation he explained he was travelling and had been in Sydney more than a year
his Mother keeps asking him when he is coming home? (As though Mother's would do that!)

On to the very famous Opera House, I think Bek must have had a hand in organising the tickets
as I had an end seat, one of my many quirks! The Pirates of Penzance was excellent and we,
well everyone, obviously enjoyed it judging by the applause at the end.

Rang Graham to let him know we were ready for home and waited in the Opera Bar. This wiill seem so unreal ina few days, sat outside looking at the Harbour Bridge all lit up in the night sky,
not even wearing jackets. Bek was waiting up to hear about my day although bed was calling very soon. Last full day tomorrow.....

Illegal P.S. by Chalky - Yes bed might have been calling but that still didn't stop Ma logging on to the laptop at midnight to do some more Blogging - We've created a monster!