Didn't feel too bad today which was good and so had a great time on the Opera House tour. It lasted about an hour and we got to see the inside and also heard the Sydney Symphony Orchestra rehearsing! Apparently they're not always rehearsing when we go into the concert hall as they might go for a tea break or something, so they don't tell you at the beginning. Luckily they were in full rehearsal mode and so we got to listen.We also got to see a couple of short vid...

Luckily my cold hadn't taken over in the night, so I woke up not feeling too bad. Bit tired, but not like I had the flu or anything thankfully! So, I decided to go to the 70s street festival in The Rocks area in the end.I didn't really know what to expect, but it was really good in the end. Quite a few people turned up in some sort of costume - mostly knee high boots, and some crazy 70s prints! A few ladies turned up in full on costumes - afro wigs, mini dresses,...

Friday 27th March 2009 Really didn't do much of any note yesterday as was raaaather tired. Just mooched about Margaret's flat really, after getting up at about 11:30am! Didn't think I'd sleep that long but I guess after I'd faffed about going to bed, it must have been about 2am. Anyways, I obviously needed the sleep. Today, I had a wander about in Central Sydney and had my first real life sighting of the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge! I was so e...

Had a really nice day today, really long day, but really nice. Got my case packed and ended up weighing only 24.1 kilos - whooopeeeee! Did send a package back home of clothes and a few souvenirs and bits and bobs (poor bob, I've been sending him home lots over the last 3 months - ho ho ho) and that only weighed 1.7 kilos so I knew my case would weigh a bit less. Also left behind a jumper, some shoe stretch stuff I'd bought in NZ (don't think it worked), and ju...