Blogs from Opera House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 6

G'day from Sydney We've had a busy 4 days since we arrived here and no time for the blog until now Had good flights from KL to Sydney via Singapore, only delayed because someone didn't make the flight to Sydney from Singapore but their luggage did!! so we had to wait whilst it was unloaded. Lots of security at the airports which is reasssuring and didn't cause any delays. Much quickewr operation than at UK airports from what we've seen so far. On arrival at Sydney all the luggage is scanned again once you've picked it up and lots of people were having their cases opened and searched. The Australian authorities are really hot on anyone bringing food, plants, seeds, soil deposits on shoes/boots etc. They are really worried about getting infections into the country that ... read more

We walked back to the hotel late afternoon, to have a sandwich for dinner (we had eaten a large lunch at wildlife world). On the way back, it was apparent that all four of our feet had had quite enough for the days, as we had basically been walking since about 11am. So after dinner, we got a taxi back to the opera house to see Holy Cow!, a pair of dutch magicians. They were very funny, and got more and more mind boggling as the show went on. Some of the stuff they did was actually impossible. I mean actually properly physically impossible. So, that's a big thumbs up for magic, and wave goodbye to science then. Glad that's finally settled... On the way back home, we again wandered through Hyde Park. This time ... read more

Well its been a while since I wrote....................... Not been to any new places and also been on leave so been in Uk. Heres a little bit from my 5 day trip to Sydney and Christchurch just to let you know I am still here!!!! He he!!! Not much new with the photos as been there a few times but the sun was shining and had a lovely trip......................................... love to you all xxxx... read more

Hello, As every tourist coming into Sydney we went to visit the opera house again, but this time we decided to go on a guided tour. During this visit the guide explained us a lot of details concerning the history of the building, the construction itself and plans for the future. One hour of interesting story later we walked out to go to circular quay to have something to eat. Meanwhile we contacted Fran Mahony, the lovely lady we travelled with in Vietnam 10 years ago, and she said yes to our question to meet again. Hallo, We zijn in Sydney het opera huis nog eens gaan bezoeken, maar deze keer zijn we mee geweest op een begeleide toer in het gebouw. We kregen een hele uiteenzetting over de historiek en de manier waarop het gebouwd ... read more

Tina) Well folks we have now done trains and boats and planes. Our first train journey took us from Melbourne overnight to Sydney, being ever so considerate to our children and not wanting to waste their inheritance we didn't book a sleeper, as it was nearly 300$ more expensive than a recliner. Anyway its only a nights sleep we missed out on, but it was a bit of an adventure and there was two ladies in their 70's opposite us too which was nice cos we had a good old chat with them, one of them had been here for years and her children and grandchildren are all here but you could tell she missed England terribly. When she was huddled in her chair reading her book she looked just like our dear old Auntie ... read more