Ready to come home!

More than ready, actually! We're at the airport now - boarding starts in an hour and a half. We have had a good few days here in this marvelous city that we've been fortunate enough to visit. Tour of the Sydney Opera House was very impressive - a fantastic effort of both artistry and engineering. The building was opened 50 years ago, apparently. I gather Sydney had a resident orchestra when it was built but no established opera company. "Build it and they will come" seems to have been the approach for Opera and it has worked out. The facility hosts upwards of 1400 events a year. Adjacent botanical gardens also very beautiful. Had to be careful at the garden Cafe as the cheeky ibis birds would snatch food right out of your hand.

Tacky as it may sound, we took the touristy hop-on hop-off bus yesterday for a tour around town. Given our low energy, this was ideal. One of the stops was Bondi Beach which is just a bit south of the downtown area. 



There's a curious impulse among travelers to connect with each other. We were waiting at the bus stop yesterday when this senior aged couple walked by and started chatting with us. They are on their way home to Perth having just completed a 6 week trip to America. Having just recovered from my own driving experience, I asked the silver haired gentleman about how driving on the right went for him. Not well, it seems. "This hair was dark when we started out!" They landed in Los Angeles, apparently, and rented a car at the airport. He then headed out on the massive LA freeway system to go south to San Diego. Baptism by fire in my books.

That's a wrap for this blog and we thank all for your interest and comments.