Australia, Day 5 (Bondi Beach, Shopping & Dinner Cruise)

Today we spent the morning and early afternoon hours at Bondi Beach.  The sand is so incredibly soft at the beach and the sandstone rock formations are breath-taking.  We walked for a bit and then ate lunch at a fabulous restaurant by the beach.  Australia has the most cases of skin cancer because of where they are located in relation to the sun, so we were very careful not to stay outside too long.

After going to the beach we did some shopping at the Queen Victoria Building, which was the original site of the fruit market when Australia was still a territory.  It is a beautiful sandstone building with stained glass windows and beautiful tile floors.  Unfortunately, I forgot my camera.  We also went to the Opal Museum and learned a lot about opals.

We ended the evening with a dinner cruise around the harbor.  It was great to watch the sunset behind the Opera House and bridge.  Our entertainment was great.  The Australian Girls Choir sang for us.  The Australian Four Tenors in Disguise also sang for us.  We ended the evening on the top deck of the boat with a fireworks display set to Australian music with the Opera House and bridge as the backdrop.  It was pretty spectacular!