AMAZING EXPERIENCES

La Traviata at Sydney Opera House

I really enjoyed being in Sydney and especially loved the architectural triumph of the Opera House. It is so unique and striking and really dominates the bay. Sarah and I really wanted to see a performance there. We tried to get tickets on several different dates and it wasn't working out for us. I went back again later in the day in the hopes of something opening up, and it did! Seemingly out of nowhere we scored two great seats to the opera we most wanted to see - La Traviata.

We only had jeans and climbing pants so we did a bit of shopping and got something a little more appropriate to wear. We had no choice but to wear our flip flops, but that turned out to be just fine. We even went across the street to a beauty salon so we could blow dry our hair. The ladies thought we were crazy because we dried our own hair while they sat there watching us!

The performance was phenomenal. The woman singing the lead role was unbelievably talented. Her voice was exquisite and we were mesmerized by her the entire night. There were two intermissions and it was fun to walk out onto the patio and take in the views of the harbour. We just felt so lucky to have this amazing experience.

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