Breakfast at the hotel.
Our bus drove across the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It was interesting to see the bridge from the normal angle.
We arrived at the Taronga Zoo, located on the north shore, it has delightful views across the harbour to the city. Our group was split in 2 for our private tour. We saw koalas chillin' in their trees, red kangaroos getting a tan (males and females in separate areas), Tasmanian Devils, Quokkas, Emus, and lots of birds. We had a private "show and tell", with several animals. Penny the kangaroo wanted to play with the naturalist. We got to see up close the most venomous spider in Australia (Sydney funnel-web), possum, stubby-legged reptile (can't remember the name), Echidna. We split up for a few minutes of self-exploration. I saw ring-tailed lemurs, gorillas, and capybara (world's largest rodent).
We ate our packed lunch in the shade. It was very humid.
Next, we took a ferry back across Sydney Harbour to Circular Quay. We walked around the Quay to the magnificent UNESCO World Heritage-listed Sydney Opera House. There we had an expert-led exploration of this truly wonderful, iconic building, a masterpiece of late modern architecture. We got to go into the Concert Hall and the Dame Joan Sutherland Theatre (formerly the Opera Theatre). We saw them building the stage for the show we're seeing later.
We returned to our hotel and had some time to freshen up. I got a glass of wine at The Pumphouse. Robin and Bruce joined me and we enjoyed our beverages outdoors, in the shade.
Early buffet dinner at our hotel so we could drive back to the Opera House.
We attended Opera Australia's La Boheme in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House. The hall is gorgeous. The production was spectacular. The singing was amazing.
Photo: Commemorating setting foot on my last continent, in between the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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