Today I went all by myself to Bondi Beach. The weather here is late fall so I didn’t bring my swimsuit. Once I got there though, someone “upstairs” decided that they should bring the sun out. WTF!?!?!?! Anyway, I walked on the beach which had the softest sand. I also pulled up my pant legs and enjoyed the water. I couldn’t believe that the water was actually warmer than the air. Guess I should have brought the bikini after all. Oh well, next time we come to Oz, we’ll be sure to come in Spring or Summer. It really was a spectacular beach.
After that, I headed back to Darling Harbour and went to the Chinese Friendship Garden. It was the weirdest feeling, but as I sat there and enjoyed the koi pond, I really felt proud to be half Chinese. Call me corny, but I really felt connected with my culture. Odd that it happened to be in Oz and not in Asia, but I’ll take what I can get. It reminded me a great deal of the Yu Yuan Gardens in Shanghai. There was a tourist photo booth where you could dress up in Ming dynasty clothes and have your photo taken in the garden. NO, I DIDN’T DO IT! But I did stand there looking at the photos for a long time. The dresser came out, pulled me into the booth and dressed me up. And did I look ridiculous? Does a cow have spots? I didn’t actually take the picture. He kept telling me that my Chinese mother would appreciate it….somehow I think my Chinese mother would just laugh with tears.
For lunch, I went to dim sum. They call it ‘yum cha’ here. I also checked out their Chinatown, Market City. I bought myself a leather bag. OMG, what a nightmare. After purchasing it and putting all my stuff into it (mind you, I was already far away from the market) the bag broke. I was able to return it and get a new one, but oh man, the whole way back to the stall, I was trying to pep myself up in case they tried to pull a fast one on me. Phew, glad I didn’t have to pull out any “NY” attitude.
I also made it to the Powerhouse museum. It had a great exhibit on the 80’s. Although I wasn’t really in the mood to read a million plaques, I did enjoy looking at all the ridiculous fashion statements as well as all the advancements in technology. It was hilarious to see an Atari and a gameboy behind glass. I can just imagine small school children going on a fieldtrip there and having the teacher explain what they were looking at.
After all this, we still had energy to do more…..we actually bought tickets to see a ballet at the Sydney Opera house. We had a small dinner at the Opera Bar which had great views of the harbour since it was right on the water. The ballet was called “Copelia” and was quite lovely. Aaron even liked it, and afterwards he claimed that we should see more ballets. I can’t believe I actually heard him say it. He could even tell which ballerinas were better than others. The story was good, although we both agreed that the 3rd act was unnecessary.
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