Jess, Shirin, Jacqueline, Kenric @ the Rocks 
Man, my feet are KILLING me...
I've been spending the last 3 days just walking around the city and seeing as much as I can... plus if the admission is FREE, then I've checked it out... :)...
A couple highlights...
The Sydney Opera House - It's a marvel to see it from the outside, but you should definitely do a tour if you can. It's really interesting to hear about the history behind it--it took over 14 years to build and 10x the original budget. The architecture and the views from the inside are even more fantastic.
The Sydney Kings - I was wandering around the Sydney Entertainment Centre and heard all this cheering from inside. I decided to go check it out and even managed to sneak in--I stumbled upon the championship game of the NBL (Australia's version of the NBA) between the Sydney Kings and the Wollongong Hawks. As bad as the Raptors have been this year, I now realize how spoiled I've been watching the NBA. Although the fans were pretty excited, the basketball was pretty bad--tons of turnovers and easy layups missed... People went crazy even for the most boring dunks--I guess they haven't seen much of that down here.
Powerhouse Museum - Pretty cool--Australia's version of the Science Centre. Lots of gadgets and displays. Actually, I wanted to go check it out 'cause they were having an exhibition for the Lord of the Rings. There was a lot of background about how the movies were made and they had lots of props and the original costumes... even LOTR fans 'wet dream'... hahaha...
Anyhow, time to go get something to eat...
From down under,
Kenric
8:50 PM Sydney Time
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