The Opera Itch

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First of all, it seems that this travelblog site is having problems downloading a lot of bloggers pics 😞 so i'll send out a bulk email to anyone who writes me a comment, with the pics that won't show up. anyhow,

July 1, 2006

After a great night sleep and a relaxing morning routine (the three S’s followed by a very nice ham and cheese omelet served at the Wynyard Station across from my hotel), I got on the road.

Although I didn’t realize it until after noon, my mission was basically to admire the opera house from every possible vantage point, and in the mean time, I would enjoy whatever sights offered me this opportunity.

The iron hanger, Sydney’s famous big bridge, was my first stop. I walked to the center of the bridge and found that one of the concrete pylons was in fact a bridge museum. Gave a real interesting history of the harbor bridge and naturally, a beautiful overview of the harbour. Even managed to meet a nice lady who had saved up her social security checks to take a big trip to the outback. She couldn’t take a picture of me to save her life, but she did remind me that I have a LOT to look forward to in the coming days…as if I didn’t already know!

Walked around circular quay and noticed some aborigines playing digeridoo near a solar powered ocean cruiser. It was my first time to see either the aborigines or the boat, so I was pretty psyched to kill two birds! I figured, as I had seen in a movie once, that these guys were an act and that after they were done, they would clean the paint off of their bodies, put some clothes on, and go grab a beer over in king’s cross.

Went around the corner to the opera house to pick up my tickets for the nights show; Dame Kiri Te Kanawa; that’s right, she’s a lady (a dame). Then walked by the water for awhile. The opera house was out of view by now, so I could just take in the city without obsessing about the one building.

The botanical gardens were pretty, if not slightly from-another-planet, since there were great koos coming from the birds in the trees, and even some cool black ducks that had no problem swimming around the 40 pound tarp to grab some snacks at the bottom of the pond.

After completing the majority of the outer space walk, I noticed a lady inside a glass box. Immediately thought of David Blaine and figured I should go check it out. The lady, with a “body politic” shirt, was actually inside a “bullet-proof” box. She was pretending to give a famous speech from an Australian icon; which was pointed out that most Australian icons are male. I thought that this may have been too deep for my innocent walk around the city, so decided that I should continue looking for vantage points that would give me a sense of the city.

The observation tower certainly cleared up my schpeilkus for vantage points. I could see everything from up there. Just everything. Got a nice sunset, then walked back to the room to prep for the concert.

Dame Kiri was quite elegant, and her voice was soothing. So, I figured she wouldn’t mind if I closed my eyes and listened Papa-style. It was really just nice to see the inside of the concert hall- It was like being back in the womb! When the concert was over, I walked around the inside of the hall for a bit, then thought, “okay, my obsession is over, too.” I walked outside and could pretty much explain the rest of the night in the way that I may have explained my birth.
“Got out of the womb. It was cold, but pretty outside. I’ve had a long day. I could go for a drink and a nap…”

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Comments

[Mommy]

You Da Man!
You've got me obsessed with checking my morning messages to read your daily adventures! Can't believe we missed your call last night!! Hopefully, we'll have better luck today. Look forward to your pix. XOXO MOM

[BobbyFree]

Cool