The Land Down Under - Day 4 - A Manly Day!

[fredwolf007]

So today I decided to lay low (i.e. not walk my feet to the bones) and take a leisure ferry ride over to Manly. Manly is a harbour town that is close to the Sydney Harbour Heads that is the portal to the open ocean. Half of Manly faces Sydney Harbour and the other half faces the Tasman Sea. It is akin to a seaside resort with lotsa shops,

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[quuf]

I've never seen the Opera House from that angle. So beautiful.

[fredwolf007]

I've got about 348 degrees of the opera house. I'll get the other 12 degrees next week :-) I just love that icon

[quietkub]

you are loving it!..

YOU TEASE!!!

seducing us with the wonderful pictures of Syndey..EVIL!!!!

[fredwolf007]

There is still time. Meet me at Darling Harbour for tea and an afternoon harbour sail :-)

[jelly_fish]

I remember Manly! I got a great t-shirt there!
It's taken me ages to reply. Sorry about that.
When I was in Sydney there was a place called
GemTek they had a showroom that you could go to by appointment. They sold loose opals and opals already in jewelry.
My personal favorite is the boulder opal. They are usually a thin layer of opal over brown rock. The colors are incredible. And, since the layer of opal is usually fairly thin you can get opals of incredible color that are bigger for a lot less money. Also, they boulder opals are only found in a couple of mines in Australia.
There's my 2 cents.
I am adding you to my friends list so I can follow your adventure!
Drink a pineapple martini in Australia for me!

[fredwolf007]

1. Picture with Koala - DONE
2. Ferry rides everywhere in the harbour - DONE
3. Pineapple martinis - DONE, DONE and DONE :-)

Thanks for the opal info. I go shopping this weekend so I will keep an eye out for that place.