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  • The Sydney Opera house at night. The restaurants and path leading up to it are illuminated and there are blue colored lights highlighting the entrance.

    To Opera or Not to Opera

    As you probably remember, we were heading to Sydney, Australia so our Kidney Donor Athlete could run the newest World Major Marathon. And since we were going ALL THAT WAY, we wanted to make sure we saw as MUCH of the continent as we could. We spent a few days in the Outback at Uluru, gazed ever-changing masterpieces in Melbourne, walked the beach at Brighton, drove the Great Ocean Road and even spent time with some penguins. But what to do in Sydney? The question quickly became, “to opera or not to opera?” We knew we’d at least want photos of it since it’s beautiful and iconic. But neither of…

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