Hello All,
We had a fabulous night last night in Sydney during Australia Day. We ate down at Darling Harbor along the water front. After dinner Marlene went back to the Hotel as she was pooped from the long day. Carl and Vinny if you are reading this - I did have a Fosters Beer - as promised :-) and I enjoyed (them) very much!!! I have a picture to prove it. I hung out with my new friend Mary - we walked along the harbor until the festivities began. I have never seen so many people in one place. There must have been 2 million people gathered for the fireworks - I am not even kidding. We were shoulder to shoulder. The fireworks were amazing. They shot them off on the water and lasted at least 30 minutes. I have some great video too. Mary and I left after the fireworks and walked back to the hotel.
Today we started out the door at 8:15 a.m. and went to the Sydney Opera House for a grand tour. What a Sight. We took a group photo and tour around inside and around the area. After that we went to Bondi Beach - OMG - it was B E A U tiful. The water was so blue lots of surfers too. We didn't get much time there a quick lunch on the beach. After that we went to another place to learn about Opals, and of course to purchase. I bought a very nice necklace - - not to expensive but very nice. It was very interesting learning about Opals. This afternoon we have the rest of the day free. Marlene is back at the hotel resting and I am at a place called Global Gossip. It is much cheaper than the hotel prices. To give you an idea on how expensive things are here - I bought 2 double A Batteries today and they cost me $6.95 FOR 2!! Crazy. Some of the convenience stores were selling them for over $15 for 2 - yikes!!! Tomorrow we are going on a coffee tour cruise on the harbor and then we have the afternoon free. Marlene and I are planning on going to the Sydney Zoo. I am really looking forward to that. Things are very different here - the views are spectacular and a very foreign feel. Our hotel overlooks downtown with a wonderful view. So many tourists as well. I may not get a chance to write again until we get to New Zealand. Tuesday we leave here very earlier to catch another plane to Christchurch, New Zealand. Lots more fun stuff in store for us. Marlene says hello to all and we both miss you all dearly!
We had a fabulous night last night in Sydney during Australia Day. We ate down at Darling Harbor along the water front. After dinner Marlene went back to the Hotel as she was pooped from the long day. Carl and Vinny if you are reading this - I did have a Fosters Beer - as promised :-) and I enjoyed (them) very much!!! I have a picture to prove it. I hung out with my new friend Mary - we walked along the harbor until the festivities began. I have never seen so many people in one place. There must have been 2 million people gathered for the fireworks - I am not even kidding. We were shoulder to shoulder. The fireworks were amazing. They shot them off on the water and lasted at least 30 minutes. I have some great video too. Mary and I left after the fireworks and walked back to the hotel.
Today we started out the door at 8:15 a.m. and went to the Sydney Opera House for a grand tour. What a Sight. We took a group photo and tour around inside and around the area. After that we went to Bondi Beach - OMG - it was B E A U tiful. The water was so blue lots of surfers too. We didn't get much time there a quick lunch on the beach. After that we went to another place to learn about Opals, and of course to purchase. I bought a very nice necklace - - not to expensive but very nice. It was very interesting learning about Opals. This afternoon we have the rest of the day free. Marlene is back at the hotel resting and I am at a place called Global Gossip. It is much cheaper than the hotel prices. To give you an idea on how expensive things are here - I bought 2 double A Batteries today and they cost me $6.95 FOR 2!! Crazy. Some of the convenience stores were selling them for over $15 for 2 - yikes!!! Tomorrow we are going on a coffee tour cruise on the harbor and then we have the afternoon free. Marlene and I are planning on going to the Sydney Zoo. I am really looking forward to that. Things are very different here - the views are spectacular and a very foreign feel. Our hotel overlooks downtown with a wonderful view. So many tourists as well. I may not get a chance to write again until we get to New Zealand. Tuesday we leave here very earlier to catch another plane to Christchurch, New Zealand. Lots more fun stuff in store for us. Marlene says hello to all and we both miss you all dearly!
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Sounds amazing! I've always wanted to visit New Zealand, Australia and Fiji. Takes lots of pictures. Sounds like you are on the move!
Enjoy!
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