33. Sydney

Saturday, 24 NOV 2012

I'm writing this two weeks later in the Melbourne area see previous post, #32.

We stayed Saturday - Monday at Tara Guest House B&B conveniently located in the Newtown/Endora district of Sydney. Saturday evening we attended a concert of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy. The featured work, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3 ("Manfred"), was wonderful! It is unjustly underappreciated. Everyone hears No. 4, 5, and 6, but many people who enjoy classical music have not heard No. 3. If this includes you, dear reader, I suggest that you rush to your local library or buy a CD online. It's funny that my brother Kerry, who plays Principal Horn in the Boston Civic Orchestra, has been telling me how great this symphony is for years, but I just wasn't paying attention.

Inside the Concert Hall of the famous Sydney Opera House.

This hall is so well organized!

Dramatic views of the outside:

The Sydney Harbor Bridge from the Opera House plaza:

Farewell to our ship, the Volendam, as she sails away with a new load of passengers to Singapore.

Sydney Opera House at night:

We also took time to visit the Taronga Zoo.

 

 

 

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