Lunch in Sydney
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.
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Opals, Opals
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.
Off to the Hotel
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 at Meat & Wine Company
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...
Neb Takes Me to Sydney Harbour at Night
... Neb, our former exchange student from long ago, who now lives in Sydney with his delightful family, met me outside the restaurant, and we walked down to Sydney Harbour. It was, by now, dark, and a pleasant temperature. Sydney Harbour at night is a magical place! The lights, the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge, and, of course, the Sydney Opera House, surrounded by lots of people -- a very vibrant place indeed! In the gallery below, click on an image to view it in a larger format. We walked around, and ended up in an area called The Rocks, where I had a beer, and Neb had a wine. We did a lot of catching up, before walking back to the hotel. We arranged to meet again, after our group's day trip to the Blue Mountains.