Zoë's Visit From Colorado USA

Hey all, Zoë here. I’ve been in Australia for a week now, and I leave on Saturday. It’s been a lot of fun.

Let’s see. On Saturday we went to Manly via the Manly Ferry. I didn’t get a postcard, which I’m still kicking myself for. I mean, a postcard from Manly? How cool is that? Anyway, despite the fact that I was jetlagged to hell, we still had fun. The harbor was beautiful, the Opera House even more amazing than its pictures, and the ocean itself was tres cool. On the way back from Manly, we sat with this Ozzie and his Kiwi friend. The Ozzie was drunk and extremely friendly, and his friend took some glorious pictures of the three of us in front of the bridge.

On Tuesday we saw Don Giovanni at the Opera House. It was my first opera, and it was glorious! The singing was wonderful, the music just perfect, and the singer playing Don Giovanni looked like a total cad. It was a perfect evening.

Then today, Judi-san and I went shopping. My god, Australian grocery stores are frigging amazing. The fruit! The cheese! The veggies! The fish counters! The sweets! The crappy bread is a minor annoyance, but one I could live with. Seriously, glorious stores.

And tomorrow it looks like I’ll be braving Sydney by myself to go to a museum. I’m quite looking forward to it, to tell the truth. I’m going by train, so I can spend as much time as I want. Yay!