--Rabindranath Tagore
We started the day with a brief bus tour of Sydney, then went to the Sydney Opera House (SOH) for a tour. We had a super guide who told us all about the building, which was quite controversial, used previously unheard-of geometry, and was completed in 1973. The Concert Hall was the highlight. The carpet, seats and acoustic panels hanging from the ceiling are all purple. We got to see them move the panels into place for our matinee concert.
We then went to the National Opal Museum, where we learned about the geology and mining of opals. Of course, that was followed by the opportunity to buy. I think I was one of the few to leave without a purchase.
We walked along the waterfront and settled on a lunch place where we had our first mac 'n' cheese of the trip. This required a celebratory beer also.
We walked the short distance to the Opera House and headed up to the top section of the Concert Hall. There are no bad seats. The acoustics are so perfect you can hear everything everywhere. The symphony and the guest violinist had no amplification. It was amazing.
After that we wandered around the Botanical Garden. It is a huge park with lots of grassy area and assorted plantings here and there. We roamed our way back to the hotel, had a salad at the hotel restaurant, thoroughly enjoyed a shower, and headed to bedtime reading and/or basketball watching.
We did 5.5 miles today, ready to rest!
Leta
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| The concert hall, from our seats |
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| The very old gum trees seen around the Garden |
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