July 5th we planned a quiet day where we were going to see The Opera House, The Sydney Harbor Bridge and The Royal Botanic Garden. Usually, we all have different routines from back home and so far we are getting along without troubles. One tradition we have established is coffee in the morning and that's a great way to start the day.

From our newly discovered favorite coffee shop on Bridge St we walked to The Opera House. When we went inside we discovered a brilliant phenomenon: student rush hour. It means that tickets are available for student at a price of $ 50 an hour before the show. And not just any tickets - but the best available ticket (the prices are up to 250 A$!).

When we strolled through The Royal Botanic Garden we decided to try our luck and come back to the Opera House at 6.30 pm to try to buy tickets. The Garden turned out really beautiful and the birdlife was quite intriguing. After a long walk we were in need of a good nutritious lunch and luckily we walk past Chief Plaza, a center of restaurants and posh clothes shop right in the heart of the business area. Again, we didn't fit in at all but the food was cheap and good. It is now our favorite lunch place. We even bought salads to take with for dinner J

The hours certainly went by quickly here down under so soon we had to head back for the student rush. And guess what, we got three seats together for $ 50 each where the couple next to us had paid $ 230! So there we were close to stage watching Strauss' opera Capriccio in the Opera House in Sydney (!) looking like student backpackers, because we hadn't had the time to go back to the hostel and change. Later we discovered there were actually other Danes attending the Opera. A mother and her daughter who at the sight of us said to each other: "I see there are other types than us here", indicating that we were not in high heels and that sought. We all turned around which silenced them. Later, just before part II was about to begin we spotted them on the top balcony in seats where from only a small part of the scene is visible. And well, we couldn't help but smile quietly…