We got an early start this morning, heading from our guest house in Potts Point (a very close suburb) to the city center, where we picked up a walking tour of the CBD (Central Business District). The CBD is generally like most large cities with shopping streets, office buildings and restaurants. What makes Sydney unique is the art that sprinkles the town. Sydney is only a couple hundred years old so even the "old" buildings are relatively new. The history of the town, as a place of convicts and ruffians, is proudly discussed by the tour guides.
Highlights of our walking tour below:
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| Magnifying Glass Sculpture |
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| Birdcage Alley |
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| Queen Victoria's Dog |
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| Glass Ceiling |
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After nearly six hours walking around the city, it was time to go back to our lodging and get ready for a performance at the Sydney Opera House. Since it is not the season for opera or concerts, we got tickets for a cabaret show called "La Soiree". We didn't know what to expect but
what we saw amazed...a contortionist squeezing his large lanky body through a 12 inch tennis
racket, a strip tease by a guy (yes!) on roller blades juggling swords--all at the same time! There was an acrobat who twirled 20 colorful hula hoops at once (from head to toe), a macho Latin guy riding a unicycle with a woman on his shoulders (selected from the audience!) to the music of Queen. We might have been among the older members of the audience,
but everyone had so much fun! A night like we have never had before!
The
population in Sydney is 4.5 million and I think about a quarter of them were at the
Opera House bar that evening. You can barely see the crowd in the photo below but it was huge!
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| Bar Scene at the Opera House |
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