It was my returning
day from Sydney. My flight was in the evening. My friend with whom I was
staying had a flight to catch in the early morning. I decided to go with her
and get dropped at Circular quay on her way from her suburb home.
I am not an early
bird. Except for catching the flight, I can count the days when I got up early
in the morning. I was still sleepy when we drove towards the city. There he
came!!! Little Kangaroo crossing the
road!!! It was a small Kangaroo running in a hurry.Driver had to apply the
break. It was for few seconds. He was gone in to the bushes… Wow!! That was
amazing. Seeing Kangaroo jumping across the main road in Kangaroo land. Driver said
it is a very rare sight. He hadn’t seen in years Kangaroo on road.
I think Kangaroo
sensed my dream to see him on road freely roaming and he made that true!! Me happy
happy !!
When Linsey dropped
me at circular quay it was just 5.15 in the morning.Circular quay is a hub of railway station, ferry and bus stop in Sydney Sydney was still in deep sleep.The big roads were empty. One or two people were going in and out of railway station. I like to
experience the place than seeing many places in a hurry. That’s one of the
reasons I like to travel solo. My time
my plan and my way of traveling. I didn’t have any plan for the day. It was my day
to feel the city.
Opera early in the morning from circular quay |
I settled on a bench in the bus stop and
started reading Jayanth kaikinis short story (it is in Kananda, my mother tongue). I was lost in the story. There was a coincidence.The story speaks about Opera house, Mumbai's theater. The experince of the Opera house narrated in the story and this Opera ,to which I was a witness got mixed up in a surreal way! There is no connection between the two operas though, expect for the fact that yours truly was reading it in and viewing it too!
Then, here comes an uncouthly looking person. I immediately sensed something wrong and walked away. He
was a beggar. He
followed. I stood in front of a ticket vending machine for a while wondering what to do.
He stood there away for sometime and moved away following someone coming out of railway station.
Golden rays reflecting on Opera house platform |
To escape from his
sight, I started walking towards Opera which was just 3-4 minutes away. Oh! There
was hue of colors. Eastern sky was in bloom. Standing on the Opera platform I
forgot the beggar and was lost in the rush of new sun rays. Dawn was unveiling
the darkness. I was spell bound with the beauty in front of me.
Dawn at Opera house , Sydney |
Sunrise at Opera house, Sydney |
Ever bustling
area was yet to get active fully. It was so quite. The dark sky was giving birth to Sun. Suddenly the eastern horizon was in full bloom! Changing colorful clouds enriched the beauty of the dawn.
Fresh morning at Opera house, Sydney |
I was standing
there watching this event until Opera was soaked in the golden light.Joggers started entering in to the stage called a new day. Life started unfolding from the womb of dawn at Sydney.
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