Monthly Archives: August 2010

Bravo! A Performance at the Sydney Opera House

Our last day in Sydney happened to be a Saturday, which was to our advantage because there was actually a concert at the opera house that we wanted to see – and there were still a few tickets available in … Continue reading

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An Opera House Tour + Manly Adventure

Touring the Sydney Opera House was tops on our list, and we’d purchased tickets for the hour-long tour online. We had selected the 10 a.m. timeslot, so we set out shortly after 9:00 to complete the 45-minute walk to get … Continue reading

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Perusing the Harbor

Fortunately the water was back on by morning on our first full day in Sydney. We’d stopped at a grocery store the night before to grab breakfast fixings, so after a couple pieces of toast with peanut butter and some … Continue reading

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Chopstick Adventure

I’m a fan of Asian food — Vietnamese, in particular. But this fondness developed after college. Before that, my experience of Asian food was limited to bland canned La Choy on Minute Rice. My first taste of Vietnamese food was … Continue reading

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