Saturday night in Sydney

Saturday before dinner we walked over to the Opera House and although we didn't go inside, we were able to walk around it. There were many people there, taking photos as you can imagine. It felt like being at an impressive church- very beautiful, serene, spiritual and light. After getting back to our hotel room, we relaxed a little before taking a cab to Amo Roma Ristorante, an Italian restaurant on George Street in "The Rocks" area of Sydney, near the Harbour Bridge. We'd had this place recommended to us and it was also in the guidebook. Although not as good as I'd hoped (they were very busy, service wasn't great, and it had a crowded, loud atmosphere), our dessert (Bianco & nero) was fabulous, and caused near-by diners to ogle. The man next to us was talking loudly about life in Seattle, WA and how his parents who are friends with Bill Gates' parents get all these special privileges, like private jet rides, etc....(we didn't feel like interrupting to tell him we were from Portland). We walked back to the hotel after dinner, briefly thinking about going to Marble Bar, which was in the guidebook, but after seeing a line of people waiting to get in, decided to call it a night so we could get up early Sunday and have a full sightseeing day before flying back to Melbourne.