Greetings!
The Sydney Opera House is more than an opera house. It’s a studio that seats 300, and in
which we saw a musical titled “Velvet” last night. Think Studio 54 disco party
meets Cirque du Soleil, with some Las Vegas showgirls and the world hula-hoop
champ in lights. It’s a theater
circle stage that seats 400, and 4500 rooms underneath it all to support all of
them.
To top it off, the large
shells with a million panels that you associate with it aren’t even attached to
the venues below, nor are the shells connected to each other. And all the main electrical
wiring, water, sewage, and ventilation systems are above the venue and below
the shells. And you thought it was just a weird design.
Since we parked our car in the hotel garage yesterday, we’ve
taken two trains, two ferries, and nine buses. We always figure out the transit system by just about the
time we leave, and Sydney will take every minute. They integrate each part well, and the payment process works
easily, they just need to improve the mapping and signage.
Desperately needing my surf-watching fix, we took the ferry
to Manley today. Manley beaches
are world famous to surfers, and currently host some of the best surf
schools. We watched teams of
instructors take about a hundred students through running, swimming, and
paddling drills before any could get their surfing feet wet. Just off and on the Boardwalk were also
rollerblade and skateboard schools, and volleyball trainings.
There’s a film/benefit on aboriginal stockmen at the
university we’re going to tomorrow night, but we’re not sure what is happening
during the day. It’s our last full
day before we leave, and that’s usually a good time to just relax. I doubt if there will be any more
photos, so I hope you’ve all enjoyed the trip as much as we have. We’re glad the stock market seems to have
rebounded from when we left. Looks
like we get to keep traveling.
Here is a link to the photos from yesterday and today.
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