7th February 2011

Certainly the heatwave has gone for now, no rain, but temperatures more like a Cornish summer, suits us fine, 70 degrees, not bad for February! At least we haven't got to drink three litres of water a day now!!
Our first trip this morning was to the Queen Victoria Building, built in 1898 it has around 200 boutiques, cafes, restaurants etc., beautiful stained glass windows and is said to be the most beautiful shopping centre in the world!
From there we walked to the Pylon Lookout which is part of Sydney Bridge. Another 200/300 steps to climb to the top where there wee really good views of the Harbour and the Opera House. Mind you, we've got an excellent view of the Opera House from our hotel bedroom!
We then had lunch at the Opera House before going on a conducted tour. This unique building is covered in a million tiles and has six theatres. We were able to go into each theatre as well as the backlot where all the scenery is stored. We were even able to sit in the "best" seats which can cost anything between 250/300 dollars, needless to say we won't be going to a performance! Carmen is on at the moment and it's a sell out!
Just to make the most of our day we caught a double decker open top bus and did a city tour which lasted two hours.
Another excellent day!