Saturday

Saturday was another jammed full day of spectacular sights. I didn't think anything could compare to the rainforest, but I hadn't visited Sydney's Opera House.

In the 1950's drawings were submitted for the opera house, and the construction on the building began in the 1960's. The foundation was actually poured before the plans were finalized. It was finished in 1973 and cost 95 million dollars more that allocated. The people of Sydney paid this off in 2 years through their lottery.

The beauty of this site cannot be described, and it still is a building of the future. It is the second most recognized building in the world. Sorry I don't know what the first building is.

The architect was a perfectionist down to the smallest detail. The beautiful roof tiles are self-cleaning. The materials that make the chairs absorb the sound so that no matter how many people there are in the audience it sounds like the theater is full of people. This was one of the most fascinating hours I have ever spent.

We rode a water taxis to view the harbor which included seeing Sydney's famous Harbor Bridge. We ended the day at one of Darling Harbor's seafood restaurant.