Quote of the day (a few days ago)
"Your wrath inspires me."-Dude in La Clemenza di Tito
Sydney was great. One of my highlights was seeing Mozart at the Opera House. He looked good. Shaved, corseted, in drag.
In fact, a couple of the tenor parts were played by women (changed to alto). I thought it sounded especially good in duet. (Sarah was mildly appalled. "You need tenors! How can they not have tenors?!") The glory of Titus's Rome was ours for the price of a student rush ticket ($50 Aussie, sitting in the row directly behind the most expensive seats.
"Psst! Hey, Halley!"
"Yes, Christine?"
"Those people (pointing to the backs of heads six inches away) paid 200 bucks more than we did!"
"We're awesome."
The city definitely felt different to Melbourne. Had a "biggest city in the nation" feel to it. Fun and cute and interesting; and I'm glad we live in Melbourne. Happy to be there for a long weekend. Happy to get back home, too.
We stayed in Glebe, which I think sounds dorky, but in fact we were on the main drag of a street with lots of fun cafes and shops and parks. I had yummy french toast at a darling cafe with a black, iron-work fireplace next to the table. Also, gnocci at an Italian place called Bogarts with the appropriate iconography (and a waiter who looked like Vic Pap).
Lots of walking, beautiful weather. And then we got back to Melbourne. Away from all of that awful sunshine, we knew we were home.
posted by Halley @ 4:01 AM
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