Sydney Update / MOM IS HERE

Since I left off, we have done a few more things. We tried to go to Manly beach, but it rained on us unfortunately. So we filled the rest of the day with walking across the harbor bridge (the flat part). Paige actually ran most of the way across. We took the ferry around the harbor and got to see the Opera House at all different angles. Believe me, Dan took all the different sides with the camera also. We have a dozen or more pictures of the Opera House and Harbor Bridge.

On Wednesday, we took the kids to the Power House Museum and they played with some musical instruments and did some experiments. Dan was so kind to buy me a ticket to the Princess Diana exhibit. He took the kids and I took my time and enjoyed all the dresses, diamond tiaras, her wedding dress and so on. For those who know me, it was like a dream come true. Since it was such a beautiful day, we decided to take our chances and try Bondi Beach. We had an amazing time. The beach was amazing with its clear water and the great views of rocks and houses. Needless to say, we were exhausted when we got home.

Thurdsay has been the day we have all been looking forward to...Mom and Roger finally arrived safe and sound. Though they were tired, Dan made them walk all over Sydney. We did the tour of the inside of the Opera House and found out some interesting things. It was only opened in 1973, costing 100 million dollars with a budget of only 5 million to build. They had it paid for by 1975, 2 years after it was opened. This was funded by lottery tickets. They are very big with gambling over here. It is made completely out of conctrete with tiles on the outside. Even though it looks white it is actually a cream color. The outside is made of triple glazed tile.

Tomorrow is Friday so we will again do as much as possible. Then we are back to normal on Saturday returning to Brisbane. I will load my pictures then. Talk to you soon.