Last time we were in Sydney, we spent a great afternoon wandering through the many stalls at the street markets in Sydney’s Rocks area, open on Saturdays and Sundays. On the way, we stopped at the Museum of Contemporary Art, interesting - and free. Some of my favorite exhibits were:
Leaving the museum we were quickly in the midst of the markets, offering food and all kinds of unique handicrafts.
We spent so much time browsing we barely had time to walk back to the hotel and change for our tour of the opera house, followed by the musical, South Pacific.
Up close, the lines of this magnificent building are breath-taking. The architect was a fanatic for details – notice the two colors of tiles used, and that some tiles have a matte finish while others are shiny. The performance was also outstanding. Even the restrooms are meticulously designed, with undulating stalls, lighted paper recesses, and floating sinks!
The nighttime view of the Harbor Bridge and Luna Park was amazing.
The next day we walked back to the markets for more browsing, checked out of the hotel, and went through the tedious process of embarkation. We sailed out of Sydney harbor around 6:30 pm, bound for Melbourne. So nice to be afloat!
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