Page 9 - Boca ViewPointe - July '19

July 2019 Viewpointe, Page 9

Halli’s Comments

Sydney, Australia within the Opera House.
The first night we
By Halli Moore arrived, we were able to
get tickets to the opera
A very long trip that’s Turandot (Puccini)
worth every precious which the concierge
moment. Sydney is one so graciously obtained
of the most beautiful and for us. Although the
cosmopolitan playgrounds tickets were expensive,
in the world. There are many our money at that time
ways to explore it; ferry, was approximately
charter cruise, water taxi or sixty cents to their
jet cat. We chose the coffee dollar so you are able
cruise, which is a two-hour to get some great buys
very informative lecture and a beautiful view of Sydney anywhere in Australia.
from the water. Another wonderful
A mixture of colonial charm and sleek modern dining experience is, Sydney Opera House
architecture, the best way to see the city is to walk. You Harbor Restaurant on
can view the world of Sydney from the top of the Sydney the Northern Boardwalk of the Sydney Opera House Sydney. They specialize in the highest quality Australian
Harbor Bridge, which gives you a 350 degree view of the overlooking Sydney Harbor and Kimbilli, a stunning Opals, South Sea Pearls and Pink Diamonds.
extraordinary city and beyond. After you leave the Bridge, setting with indoor and outdoor seating. There is so much to see and do in Sydney, I’d go back
you can ease your weary feet from time to time catching A visit to Sydney wouldn’t be complete without in a heartbeat. Next month I’m going to tell you about
either the light rail or the monorail. Both are in the visiting the Taronga Zoo, one of the world’s finest and Melbourne, Australia.
southern part of the city and direct you to Darling Harbor, spectacularly located overlooking Sydney Harbor. You
an area full of visual, gastronomic and historical delights. can cuddle with a Koala bear or take their picture and Halli Moore is a resident of The Palms. 
We had dinner in one of the most famous restaurants in experience the extensive collection of other Australian
Darling Harbor, JoJo’s Harborside on the water’s edge. animals; Kangaroos, Dingoes Tasmanian Devils,
Darling Harbor also offers the Aquarium, the Australian Platypus, Echidnas and Kookaburries. They also have
National Maritime Museum, the Chinese Gardens, Imax crocodiles ugh!!! Attention
Theatre and Sega World. Australia produces more than 90 percent of the
The charming Rocks area boasts some of the finest world’s Opal supply. Opal today is recognized in the Boca Pointe Residents!
restaurants, craft shops and galleries whose cobbled gem centers of the world as a precious stone, which is
streets carry you back in time with converted warehouses why so many overseas visitors purchase their solid Opal Flatten All Your Boxes!
dominating the waterfront, which strongly suggest when they visit Australia. One of the most famous, long Our recycling trucks do not pick up your
Sydney’s merchant trading past. established Opal businesses is Flame Opals in the area cardboard boxes if they are not flattened. Instead,
Sydney’s most defining trademark is, of course, the known as the Rocks. They only sell Opals and the quality they go to trash and are burned with regular refuse
Opera House, which is an awesome sight at night, with of their stock is acknowledged internationally. They buy
the lights of the city at such close range. Here you can direct from the miners and do not pay tour guides or tour ... lost revenue for residents of Boca Pointe.
experience Opera Australia, the Sydney Symphony operators commission. Also, located in the Rocks district Boxes must be placed
Orchestra, the Australian Ballet, the Sydney Theatre is The House of Giulians, which combines international inside the container.
Company and more since there are six separate theatres standards of service with one of the finest showrooms in

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