Yesterday was our last day in Sydney, and we were sorry to leave it. We spent a good part of the day shopping for gifts, including a return visit to the QVB (Queen Victoria Building), a fabulous 3-story indoor mall housed in a block-long 19th-century building.A great place for shopping but maybe not for buying, unless you must have Gucci, Piaget, Armani, Versace, etc. The David Jones department store nearby wasn't much further down the scale either.
For more realistic entertainment, we attended the matinee of the Cole Porter musical, "Anything Goes", at the Sydney Opera House. Very reasonable ticket prices, all things considered, and a fun show. The script was pretty true to the original - dated references to Ovaltine, Gertrude Ederle and Jimmy Durante, among others - but looking at the age of the audience, I think most people got the references. The star was Caroline O'Connor, a singer-dancer-comedienne apparently big down here - she has also done shows/movies on Ethel Merman, Edith Piaf and Judy Garland, so she could really belt out the songs. Her character here was definitely Ethel Merman, and she did a great job. Lots of classic group tap-dancing routines too. A very civilized venue - wine before the performance and during the interval, and barrels full of chocolates scattered around to sample.
Today the weather finally cooled down significantly and we even got sprinklings of rain on the drive up to Port Macquarie, north of Sydney. We'll spend the night here and then drive through the waterfall region and "Little New England" tomorrow before reaching Brisbane on Friday. It's almost over, and it's been a wonderful experience.
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