Opera

[S] Got to start with the story of last night’s dinner.  We had booked at ‘The Meat and Wine Co’ (at Darling Harbour) for dinner.  We had an outside table, and although it was raining, we were warm and dry and it was great to just watch the world go by.  House specialties were amazing steaks and spectacular skewers so we covered both in our choices.

We had just sat down to order when every boat (it seemed) started honking their hooters in unison – talk about loud!  You couldn’t hear yourself think, let alone talk.  This went on for at least 10 minutes.  Boys being boys I guess!

Anyway, we had a lovely evening, with great food, and a delicious Crème Brulee to finish.

[A] Saw the Opera House this morning.

And did the tour…

[S] I wasn’t the keenest starter for the Opera House tour, but it was really interesting, brought to life by a bubbly tour guide who had lots of stories to keep us entertained.  The main auditorium was stunning, and up close, everything was pretty spectacular.

[A] A planned walk up to the Observatory was postponed due to rain.  So what to do?  I know Sue, let’s go to see Star Trek at IMAX 3D.

[S] I haven’t seen any of the other Star Trek movies, I slept through the first half hour, didn’t know who were the goodies and who were the baddies, but it was an enjoyable enough way to spend a wet afternoon!  Great to see Kiwi Karl Urban in a starring role.

Stayed in the Harbour for a quick dinner.

[A] Absolutely pelting down with rain after dinner, so got a bit wet even though we took the light rail and train to get back to the hotel.