Sydney- day 4

My final day in Sydney I had to finish doing the touristy stuff. I saw the city. I took another tour in order to ensure that I saw everything. We went by Darling Harbour and Chinatown. Then the Rocks-which is Sydneys birthplace. It was first settled there in the late 1700s. Then we went by the Parliament House, Hyde Park, St James and then St Marys cathedrals. Then to Mrs. Macquaries Chair which is an area with superb views of the Harbour and city skyline. Then we drove through Kings Cross which is the red light district. I never ventured over here though because thats were the gentlemans clubs and the prostitutes are. It kind of reminded me of Vegas a little bit.

The view from Mrs. Macquaries Chair

Then we drove up the coast to the Gap where we saw even more stunning views of the Pacific Ocean and the Heads. Then we went to Bondi Beach. This beach is Australias premier surfing beach. The waves were small and it was windy and chilly, so there weren't as many people there as I would have thought. It was fun to see it though, another thing to cross off my list of things I have seen.

Bondi Beach

The Gap

Then for the highlight of my trip I got to go on a tour inside the Opera House. I got to see the Great even hall where the symphony performs, the opera hall and drama theatre. The architecture and engineering is amazing. It took them so long to build. The original estimates to build it was $7 million dollars and it ended up costing over $100 million. The government ended up paying it off though in four years, because they introduced the Sydney lottery. I was one of the highlights of my Australian adventure. What I found interesting is that it isn't all connected. You have to go outside or underground to get to the next hall. It is incredible.

One of the only pictures I have inside the opera house because of copyright issues. They wouldn't let us take any. Notice its like a sea shell.

After that I had lunch by the opera house and I just looked out at the harbour and the bridge, and of course the opera house. Then I went and walked across the Harbour Bridge. It was finished in the 1930s and apparently you can even climb to the top of it. That doesn't sound like the definition of fun to me though. Then I went to the Susannah Place Museum which are these really old residential houses in the rocks area that were lived in from the 1800s to the 1990s. They are really unique in Sydney because they tend to tear down and rebuild, whereas Melbourne has lots of old and beautiful buildings. Then I had to run and catch my plane. Oh if only everyone could have come to, it would have been an even more incredible time.