Hello Sydney

  My mom, sisters, LilBlair, & myself did a quick trip to Sydney. We left on the 1st flight Friday morning and caught the last flight back to Brisbane on Saturday night. We didn't have much of a plan once we got there, just whatever caught our eye. 1st stop was obviously the Opera House. Kara was so excited to check it out. We decided to do the official tour. It was close to lunch so we grabbed a bite to eat at the Opera Kitchen. Midway thru lunch we realized we had missed our tour time (Sydney observes DST, Brisbane does not). Luckily we got new tickets for the 1st thing the next day.
  We wandered around for a little while and decided to try the Hop On Hop Off tour bus. It was interesting to hear about the city & buildings. We hopped off at Bondi Beach. Holy Cow!! I have never seen so many people at a beach and it was even windy and cool. We didn't stay long. Back on the bus and we finished up the tour. For dinner we tried a place where you cook your own meat. The restaurant was cute and had a good atmosphere. We all grilled our own food and luckily it all turned out well. Drinks at the Opera Bar and it was time to call it a day.
 

As we walked all over Sydney it was interesting to see all the prep work for the NYE fireworks and parties. Saturday we started off with the Opera House tour. I was amazed! They have over 2,000 performances each year. Spectacular views. There was an opera rehearsing in one of the halls. Just sitting there was something I will always remember. We walked up on the Sydney bridge, the same level the cars drive on, not up on the top of the structure. Then we trekked all the way over to Darling Harbour. Darling Harbour has so many cool looking bars & restaurants. We stopped at Margaritaville and caught the ferry back to Circular Quay. Dinner by the water and our time in Sydney was over.
  It was so much fun to go with my family and see another side of the Sydney without the kids. We all had a lot of fun!