Sydney is one of those cities that you gotta love. The women are gorgeous, the weather is lovely, and the beaches are perfect. I’ve decided to learn how to surf at Bondi beach, and from my first lesson I’ve already gotten up on the board, so hopefully I’ll really have learned something by my 3rd lesson.
I’ve been staying with the parents of a family friend, and their hospitality has a been a pleasant change from the weeks I’ve spent in backpacker’s. So far I’ve roamed around the city, went to the Aquarium and Zoo – although I was much more impressed with the latter. At the zoo I was priveldged to see the Asian elephants mating, yes, like in a video on the Discovery channel, the male was mounted on a female – an impressive feat for creatures of such massive weight. Another feat was the live bird show – somehow the birds are trained well enough not to fly away. Most of the birds swooped over the audience as they flew to the showman, like so:
Also impressive was the tiger exhibit, where the vreature lurked around just in front of the glass, and the komodo dragon, whose tounge flicked so menacingly.
Yesterday, I was privlidged to attend a concert and the Sydney Opera House, comprised of music from the movie scores of John Williams. My second proper concert (w/an orchestra), it was an incredible show. Listening to music from E.T., Raiders of the Lost Ark, Superman and Star Wars, among others - the power of the scores live was in another league of their recorded counterparts. The opening note of Star Wars was cued, in the dark, with a stroke of a light sabre! I am now a true fan of classical music concerts, and hope to continue attending them upon my return home.Thats all for now, my next post should be from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!
As I recall, you liked the Sydney Zoo last time you were there, when you were 3.