Sydney Opera

Went to the Sydney Opera House last night! It was amazing! The whole evening in the Opera lasted three hours. There was an accident on the way there so we were stuck in traffic and didn't get to eat before going into the Opera. There were two intermissions of 20-30 min. During the intermission there was the opportunity to go out on the terrace and overlook the Harbour. There was a fantastic view of the Harbour bridge and all the buildings across the water, you could see sailboats, the birds, and other ships on the water. Everyone took lots of pictures, I didn't bring my camera to the Opera though so I'm hoping people put them on facebook.

There were twelve of us students that went, along with Woodsy. We had the back row on the first level. Therefore we couldn't see the subtitles that translated the Italian singing. We read the synopsis however so we caught on to what was happening, it was a tragic love story about Princess Turandot.  At the end of the performance there was clapping for at least 5 minutes straight. It was so funny to see who people clapped for the most, depending on the character they played. Suffice to say that Turandot was not as celebrated as Liu , Calaf, or even Timur! The performance was long yet it didn't seem lengthy at all.

 I felt really important being at the Opera like in books I've read. Everyone got dressed up and Jamie did some girls' makeup. I had bought a dress in town weeks ago and it was perfect for the evening, I was the only one wearing a reddy, pink dress! After the Opera and more pictures, we walked to McDonalds for our late dinner. Two 1$ cheeseburgers for me. Of course walking there and back to the Opera House I stuck close by some of the guys since any city at night is a bit sketchy.

 On the ride home we got pulled over by the police that had set up a checkpoint and they warned Woodsy that we all needed to wear are seatbelts properly, I was of course ;), Thanks Mom. He could have got a 2000$ fine if we weren't wearing them. They are very strict about traffic laws here and they are very keen on enforcing them!

 I'm quite exhausted since we got back to the school at 1am, however me and a nap are not compatible so I'll probably just be tired for the majority of the day and drink some cappuccinos at church! haha There is a community dinner at the church after the service tonight and they are bringing in pizza, Rachel and I have to be back in time for SN @ C which starts at 7:30, but I think we'll be okay. I really want to be able to stay for it. Everyone else gets the opportunity to go out for lunch with members of their congregation and since ours is an evening service, we don't. Hopefully Pastor Mark get the go ahead from Garth (in charge of SN @C and missions)