Our day began with a very informative tour of one of the most recognized buildings in the world - the Sydney Opera House. We got to take lots of pictures to impress you with when we get home and we learned a lot about its construction and turbulent history. We would like to play there...or just see a show of some sort. Maybe next time.
We have just arrived in Canberra. On the drive we saw at least 7 kangaroo mobs in the fields we passed. Unfortunately the kids were not as observant as most of the adults and they missed them...but maybe we'll ALL see them as we drive back to Sydney on Sunday!
We look forward to a day of learning all about Australia tomorrow. We will visit Parliament - the seat of the Aussie government - then off to the Australia Museum where we will learn about Australia's history. Then the Art Gallery and finally the showstopper - the War Memorial - where we will see a closing ceremony (like at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in D.C.)
We very much enjoyed our stay at Queenwood. Our billet families were so welcoming and generous. Thank you to Melinda Bryant for organizing everything for us and thank you to all those lovely Queenwood girls and their families!
We had a very successful day of concerts and rehearsal yesterday. During the day we rehearsed with the Senior String girls and the Junior School Orchestra. We played a fun arrangement of the Aussie favorite - Click Go the Shears at the evening concert. CJS's performance at last night's concert was really spectacular. We did the hardest tunes in the folder and then ended with Intermezzo spread all around the auditorium. It was fabulous. Ask Debbie for the video of that one!
So we look forward to a day of learning tomorrow and we look forward to getting our chaperone groups back together after 8 nights of billets in a row! See you soon!
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