JustFern: Sydney Opera House

WE ARE BACK!! Sydney's just an amazing city! We had so much fun! We walked so much, well I walked much more and I reckon it's my no. 2 most walking trip EVER after Rome..haha. During the end of the day, I could feel my body, shoulder and legs aching from all the walking and from slogging my water, chunky camera and cardigan! oh yes, the weather's superb in Sydney! Not too cold and weather's more much predictable.

Sydney reminds me of London in some ways.. with it's old railway station, architecture's, its art galleries and buildings. The drivers in Sydney are crazyyyyyyy.. they drive just like KL drivers, zooming past the streets recklessly, honking and not keeping into their lanes. It's just so different from the drivers in Melbourne, so mannered and patient.. As a pedestrian, I was paying a lot more attention to crossing the roads... somehow, everyone's rushing like a mad person there.. just can't chill!

Here's circular Quay, our 1st day going to watch our "The best of West End" at the Sydney Opera House. So exciting!!

Even the Seagulls are as aggressive as the people there. We went to Mcdonalds to get some burgers, bought it, opened the burger and took a bite. As we we walked out of Mcdonalds, a seagull flew from my back, tried to grab my burger but failed!! It did grabbed my burger though, but didn't manage to grab it out off my hand. I had a shock as I had not expect such a thing ever! Now I am more careful with Seagulls. Damn Seagulls!

Us with the Sydney Harbour Bridge

am sure these apartments cost a bomb

The bar at the Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House

The Opera House at another angle! This picture was taken on another day that I was walking from the Botanical Gardens

isn't the architecture just breathtaking?

This butler is carrying the sign "Vanessa Bonett's 30th Birthday - This way" OMG right?! How Grand can you be??

Her guests arriving at her party, all dressed up!

I took this shot outside of the restaurant, through the tinted window. This restaurant is at the Sydney Opera House and is one of the most expensive restaurants in Sydney. She booked the whole restaurant, had it decorated, had 2 different jazz bands, videographer, photographer and everyoneeee was in black tieee! Super Grand for an unforgettable 30th birthday! I truly envy her!

The view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge from upstairs of The Opera House

There's exactly 1,056,056 roof ceramic tiles on the Sydney Opera House

the city view from the opera house

Our tickets for "The Best of West End"!

people moving up to the Opera house

The stairs towards the Concert Hall (the main and biggest hall in the Sydney Opera House)

The area to chill out during intermission

check out the ceilling

my free hand shot

The Concert Hall, inside the Sydney Opera House.. no photos allowed, but we managed to steal a few shots in there.. hehe. No way I am going in there and not take a photo..

It's just overwhelming being in the Opera House, especially knowing the history and the construction of how it took place. The concert Hall does not have any microphones or whatsoever, and if you see the walls and ceiling in different waves, it's accustomed for each and every sound to the seats so that everyone can listen to the music equally and sharp.

The acoustics of the Concert Hall are regarded highly internationally. The ceiling, rises up to 25 meters (82 feet) above the platform, upper walls are paneled with white birch plywood, and the lower walls, stairs, boxes and stage platform are paneled with a hard brown wood, brush box.

this is the "QUICK! Take a picture before we get caught!"

by the way, the chair made out of wood that we're sitting on, has not been changed ever since they opened the Opera House! 36 years old and still going strong!

after the concert...

If you ever do get a chance to go to Sydney, you must go for the tour in the Sydney Opera House and watch a concert in the "Concert hall".. A MUST!!!!