Day 18 Bondi Beach 2nd Feb

Hot and sunny start to the day. We took another open top bus tour which took us through different parts of the city to where we had been before. The aim was to get to Bondi Beach to watch the waves and the surfers and we arrived just in time for lunch. A lovely stretch of the coast, but earlier in the week someone had been the victim of a shark attack. We returned to the city mid afternoon in time to do a tour of Sydney Opera House. We were guided by someone with an architectural background. We heard the story of the design competition and the controversies about its building and final design. A lot of the architectural features were pointed out and we were taken into the large concert hall and then into the Opera theatre. An interesting tour. Ferry back to Darling harbour and tea.