Arriving in Sydney

Australia Oct 23, 2012

We finally arrived in Sydney about 9AM after a long night onthe plane.  Fortunately we were able totake turns putting our feet up since there was an empty seat next to Bob.  I took an advil pm and that helped knock meout.  It took me three tries to see theend of men in black three because I kept falling asleep.  When we arrived at the hotel we werefortunate enough to get our room immediately so we were able to take a napbefore the opera.  The performance wasabsolutely wonderful.  He opera wasSalome and the woman who played the part did an excellent job even whencaressing the grotesque head of John the Baptist after he was beheaded.  Bob was having a hard time staying awake inthe dark theatre.  Before the opera therewas a concert in the opera house in one of the alcoves.  We ate dinner in the opera house and wanderedabout the gift shop.  The opera house wasas striking in person as it is in photos. The harbor seemed a smaller than I expected and there was a ship dockedready to leave on a cruise while we waited for the opera to begin.  Now it is time to go to bed and try to get afull nights sleep before we leave for our adventure.