"How much does a polar bear weigh?"

Hiiiiiie! Sorry I haven't written in a while! It's been busy and we were all tired the night before and last night. It's 7:30 am on Friday morning and I have experienced so much of Sydney so far! I'll start on Wednesday after we got in. As I said, we journeyed over to the Sydney Opera House. The walk was easy since we're in the same area as the Opera House, Circular Quay (pronounced key). We walked past all the ferry docks and through a little outdoor shopping mall. Oh and by the way it was pouring down rain, much like Seattle but more monsoon-y) but that didn't put a damper on the trip...I was LOVING Sydney so far. We made it to the Opera House and took a tour. It was so interesting to learn about the history of the Opera House and fun fact: the original design was first put in the discard pile where it was ultimately rescued. Isn't that interesting? I took lots of pictures which will be on Facebook and Flickr so soon so be excited!! After the Opera House, Mary was getting blisters so we had to go find band aids and then when ate sandwiches in a little food court. It was still pouring so we went back to the hotel and ate a little dinner in the exclusive executive lounge (thanks Dad!!!!)
That night, there was a huge rugby game State of Origin between New South Wales and Queensland (Much like a way bigger version of the Apple Cup...because it is the whole country and not just Washington). Sarah and I journeyed to a swanky little bar where we were once again carded (do we really look 17?) and enjoyed the company of many Australians rooting for either side. Sarah's mom is from Queensland (colors: maroon) and so we were on that side. In the bar, I experienced my first Australian pick-up line by a guy named Tom. . as I was talking to Jonathan and Jeff, two Kiwis (New Zelanders) that Sarah and I met, Tom comes up to me and asks, "How much does a polar bear weigh?" Not really knowing what to say he jumped right in and said, "Enough to break the ice, I'm Tom." Hahaha needless to say, it was an interesting way to break the ice.
We woke up yesterday and ate breakfast in the Exec Lounge right in front of the Sydney Opera House (pictures and a video will be up soon). The day started out very sunny, started to rain, and then was sunny/cloudy. We played tourists yesterday and took a hop on/hop off (you can get on any of these buses and get off at any stop which would be a many tourist attraction in Sydney and around Bondi) bus tour. I took SO many pictures and I loved exploring Sydney. There is just so much to see here and I feel like I've already seen so much of it! We toured the surroudning area Bondi including Bondi Beach where we stopped for lunch, and the city of Sydney and all the fun things to see there. Again, pictures will be up soon with detailed descriptions of each place. I took so many pictures you guys are going to be overwhelmed!!!
We ate dinner in the bar of the hotel last night and went to bed rather early exhausted from a full day of touring and sight seeing. And I'm up at the crack of dawn so I guess I'm not fully adjusted yet but getting there. I have a huge smile on my face all the time here...I really do love it! I wish all of you were here to experinece it with me !!!
Today we're going to visit The Rocks, a hip and popular place and home to the Sydney bridge, and meet up with Mary's old childhood friend Katie. We are also going to catch a ferry to Manly. I can't wait to tell you all about it!! Thanks so much for reading and more to come soon :)