The next day, we were due to fly to Sydney, but our flight was cancelled. Apparently, the windshield was cracked, and they didn't have a spare replacement airplane. So, we were all awarded an overnight in another hotel (a Holiday Inn, not quite up to the standards we had become used to), and then took the flight the next day.
Immediately upon arrival in Sydney, we were bussed to a pleasant restaurant for lunch. Their speciality was pizza and pasta, and it was all good. Our bus was a double decker.
We visited an opal merchant, Altman & Cherny, one apparently of very long standing. Our hostess gave us a brief presentation about Australian Opals, and where they come from, and then we looked at lots of opals in display cases. Not cheap! Way beyond my means, even if I had been interested. I had thought about getting Linda one, but the prices were 2 or 3 orders of magnitude higher than what I had in mind.
Finally, we made it to our hotel, the Sofitel Wentworth, Sydney. We checked in, at the lobby: The lobby Then went to our rooms, settled in, and relaxed for a while, before...
Dinner tonight was at a restaurant just down the street from our hotel -- easy walking distance. The Meat & Wine Company restaurant. Most people had the steak, which I thought was very good -- accompanied by a beer, of course. Then, after the meal...