Sydney :: Tuesday

We excitedly started off Tuesday morning with a tour of the Sydney Opera House. With my dance background, I loved every bit of seeing the theatres. My most favorite part though, was watching the short video clips explaining how the Opera House came to be. They showed pictures of models that had been submitted to the competition but none of them even came close to how unique the Opera House is now. Using my Dad’s side of my brain, I also really enjoyed watching videos of the building being constructed. They really built the plane as they flew it. Construction began and they weren’t even sure if the building was actually possible.

After we grabbed our Starbucks (again!), we spent some time finishing up our souvenir shopping. A lot of the shops had all the same things but some shops had lower prices than others.

After we had been through the shops we wanted to see, Kari, Kim, Jordyn, Andrea, and I walked across the Sydney Harbor Bridge to see what we could find on that side. Low and behold! It brought us to Luna Park. Luna Park is your typical carnival type area on a pier. There were rides and fun games. It just so happened that the movie Battleship staring Rhiana was having its Australia Premier that evening. The red carpet had been laid out and the gates were put up. Even three hours before the premier beginning, people were lining up along the gates to see Rhiana.

When we returned to our side of the bridge we meandered through some high end shops such as Coach, Dior, Tiffany’s, and Luis Vuitton. I felt like I was in Sex and the City! Everything was so classy and sparkly.

Kari, Kim and I then made our way back to the Opera House to take some pictures we forgot to snap when we were there that morning. It was nice evening weather so we decided to rest our feet on the steps of the Opera House before heading back to the hotel to get ready for dinner.

The three of us went back to the hotel to change for dinner. We went to this restaurant we had been passing all week called, “Jackson’s on George.” We all got steak, chips, and salad with a glass of wine. We had a nice time chit chatting in the city restaurant atmosphere.

After supper we headed to my heaven on earth: Max Brennan Chocolate Bar! The three of us ordered the Fondu for Two which comes with bannas, strawberries, marshmellows, and banana bread! It was SO fabulous. It was the most perfect melted chocolate I have ever tasted! The rest of the girls met up with us there and we all enjoyed some sweets together. Kari and I said that no
matter what if we ever get back to a Max Brennan Chocolate Bar that we have to try something new every single time.

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