Visiting Sydney for Pentatonix

If you missed a blog of last week it is because our lovely daughter sent us tickets to see Pentatonix and also to stay in Sofitel at Darling Harbour for 3 nights. What a surprise as they turned up in January unexpectedly.

We were on 27th floor, on a corner.

What was included was access to Club Millésime, which was on the 35th floor. It provided breakfast then all day snacks,coffee, tea, drinks etc. Unbelievable afternoon tea buffet, plus happy hour with a nibble buffet as well, so we took advantage of it most of the time as everything was included.

One of our breakfast buffets.

Day 2 we ordered off the Menu, Eggs Florentine for me.

  The views from our room and the Club were of course amazing. The following are some of the views we could see.

Cockles Wharf

Looking straight down at the light rail, across the road.

Maritime Museum in the middle

The new building being built on left and 2 more towers on right to go in between.

We walked around Darling Harbour pier itself, but my knees were giving me a lot of trouble still and I had to sit every now and then, so we didn't go across the main bridge to to where the Queen Victoria building and all the shops are.

There is a group of shops on the harbour and eateries of all sorts. This is the entrance.

Restaurants out side  of shopping part as well.

Bridge to Main part of Sydney, closed to traffic.

Bridge getting ready for Mardi Gra, which was this weekend.

 One end is all paving and water the other end is more lush with gardens.

Saturday night was our Pentatonix Show, 8500 people attended it. Loved it when they were on but waited forever to see them.

John being clever in the lift on the way, just as the doors opened.

My knees gave in half way, we dodged huge evening crowds just strolling around. 7 min. walk took 20.

Samantha Jade was on first for an hour, followed by interval which felt like another hour. The crowd started to stomp their feet when Pentatonix was 10 mins late, and been waiting a long time.

Stage was very smokey

I found a video of them singing Hallelujah on the night for you to listen to, so good live. Just copy and paste on You Tube site. Everyone got their phone lights out so looking at the audience all these fairy lights moving from side to side.

https://youtu.be/0KyK6Rohr8s

Kevin's  beat box music he made must have been connected to the speakers because his base just hummed through you, amazing talent though he plays the cello and trained to be a doctor. Making more money though beat boxing around the world lol.  Found him playing in Florida same song, move arrow forward to get past Scott talking about how they met.

https://youtu.be/6qofmR4a5Fg

Hope you enjoy them.

Our last night we had dinner at the Kazbah restaurant and ordered a meal for two that came out on a very large board. Amazing Arabian Dinner.

Loved the water jug

 

Next week I will tell you about our Ferry trip to Manly and Chinese Garden, this has been long enough.

Till Next Time.