Exploring Sydney: Part 4-- Day in Clouds...Roaming around Opera House!

9 February 2009
Monday

Ager din raat thekei halka thanda ekta batash er uposthiti ter pachchhilam Sydney er abhaowa te! Shokal e ghum theke uthei dekhi darun ek meghla din….

Bhebei rekhechhilam je CITY tei jabo ebong opera house er ashe pashe exploration cholbe aj! Tobe hothat kore tip-tip brishti shuru hoye jaowa te ektu mon kharap hoye gelo … aj bodhhoy city exploration ta thik thak kora hoye uthbe na ei bhebe. Gotokal kei oneke bolchhilo je sunny day tei opera house, harbour bridge dekhte jaowa uchit.. karon tate kore chokmoke-chonmone city r bhab ta jemon paowa jay, temoni dekha jay pacific er bhishon onnorkom neel pani…..

Shokalei tai thik korlam ektu Bankstown ghure city r dike jabo…tate kore bankstown e shopping er kaj o shara hoy abar city r dike jeye jeno brishti na pabar shombhabona tao bare..

Marissa eshechhilo aj o. Or sathei giyechhilam Bankstown e. Khub taratari kaj shesh kore chotpot GLORIA JEANS er coffee kheyei dourate holo bashar dike. Bashate eshe bag-bochka rekhei sathey sathey rouna dilam city r uddshshe. Gari te uthei june apa ke phone korar try kore jachchhilam. Kotha chhilo city te unar bashate car park kore amra opera house er dike jabo. June apa ke paowa gelo bote…. Kintu unar bashate jeye parking er age theke thik kora jayga ta ar pelam na!! Gari to park kora chhara ar kono upay chhilo na… Shesh e topu i thik korlo je, amra abar Summerhill er dike (Summerhill Wiley park er kachher i ekta suburb) ferot jabo. Shekhane gari park kore train e city te ashbo abar o!

Totokkhone brishti asha-jaowa r moddhei chhilo. Batash o chhilo onek beshi! Summerhill e gari park kore mathay jhir jhir brishti niye train station e pouchhalam jokhon tokhon pray 12 ta! ….

Ami asholei excited chhilam jibone prothom CITY RAIL e chora niye!! Khub monojog diye ticket kata theke shuru kore shob I dekhchhilam. Station e ektu opekkha korar porei chole ashlo train. 20 min er moddhe city te pouchhe gelam. E jeno onno ek chehara city r! Train theke nemei aro bhalo kore bujhlam station ta je koto perfectly ‘cosmopolitinized’ hoyechhe!!

Station theke nemei harbour er gondho o jeno pelam! Shamnei dekhchhi onek gulo tour (sea-cruise, je gulo hour basis e harbour bridge ar opera house er chardike tourist der niye ghure dekhay, abar kokhon kokhono Manly ba Toronga Zoo er dikeo jay) er plan deya. Onek tourist ashe pashe hata hati korchhe. Keu keu cruise e jabar jonno counter tar pashe jeye bhir korechhe. Keu ba gontobbyoheen chola fera teo basto!!

Hatte hattei dekhlam kichhu australian aborigine tader musical instrument niye boshe achhe. Jayga ta shotti onno rokom. Amra oboshsho oder music shunte pai nai, karon shedin meghla bolei hoyto orao shongkhay kom chhilo.. ar oi shomoy bajachchhilo o na… Bole rakhi oder music ‘didgeridoo’ darun ekta bapar!!! Music ta etoi onno rokom shundor je na shunle bojha jabe na.. tobe eta thik music er moddhe HISTORY ar MYSTERY er chhowa bhishon bhabe paowa jay…

Ami ekhoni abar Australian history er dike jhuke jachchhi .. Eta onno ek golpo, onno konodin korbo na hoy!

… Hete hete Opera House er dike jete jetei city center chokhe porlo. Amar kachhe ei jayga gulo onek fascinating lage. Ki shundor khola akash er niche table chair e manush coffee, beer niye adda te moshgul! Pashei pacific theke bheshe asha thanda batash ar tar sathey chonmone coffee er gondhe bibhor lage….

Akash meghla chhilo agei bolechhi. Topu ar amar oboshsho ei weather e opera house, harbour bridge dorshon ta onek bhalo lege gelo! Onek batash chhilo…batash thanda o chhilo! Goto kodin er onek beshi gorom er por ei batash chhilo onek shantir! Amader plan chhilo khub taratari ghure fire suburb er dike fire ashbo. Opera house er kachhe jeye dariye harbour bridge dekhechhilam ….. onno rokom onubhuti! Ei jayga gulo r kotha koto shune ashchhi etodin… ar aj chokher shamne eder uposthiti! Khub beshikkhon chhilam na opera square e amra… Abar ashbo ei ichchha niye jokhon abar hatte shuru korlam tokhon dupur 3:30...

Lunch korar jonno ektu hete rastar opposite er McDonalds e ashlam. Rasta par hote hote ekta meye ke dekhechhilam… Kalo salwar kamiz pora. Bangladeshi dekhei bujha jay! Sathey ekta chheleo chhilo. Jani na ei meye tar husband ba bondhu ba bhai kina she…. Tobe meye tar mukhe rajjer ondhokar! Amar keno jani mone hoyechhilo o notun ashchhe ei city te… or mon khartap! Ha, dharona bhul o hote pare..

Tobe kono na konodin Bangladesh chhere to eshechhei. Amar mon kharap lagchhilo. Ami fortunate chhilam karon kichhu din porei amar Dhaka ferar kotha chhilo. Mone achhe je rasta cross koreo ami takiye chhilam meye tar dike!

… Fast food khete beshi to shomoy lage na. Laglo o na! Ar moteo moja chhilo na MaC er khabar!!! Ami nijeke notun food er bepare udbudhdho korte jeye ekta Strawberry Coke type er jinish niye buddhu bone gelam! Topu sharata shomoy hashte thaklo amar shei strawberry coke niye pereshani ar dukkho dekhe dekhe!!!!

Abar train!
Station ta MaC er ulta dikei. Khub taratari tai chole ashte parlam train er kachhe. 5 min opekkha kortei train chole ashlo. Amader ebar gontobbyo Summerhill….

Summerhill pouchhalam 4:30 er dike. Ar 30 min porei shob dokan paat bondho kore nistobdho hoye jabe Sydney er suburb gulo… Amar khali mone hoy Dhaka koto vibrant ekta city… shondha r por alor khela amar shohor e onek beshi shundor… shondha manei jeno onno ek jogot! Ar suburb gulo kemon boka shoka hoye chup mere jay 5 ta bajar sathe sathe…

Station theke amader gari porjonto jetei ekta shopping centre chhilo. Jete jetei oi centre er ekta dokan e uki diyechhilam. URBAN EUPHORIA…. Shop ta jeno English movie er i kono suburb er shop!! Khub bhalo legechhilo … Onek mojar jinish potro ora bikri kore.. ami ghure ghure dekhe khub taratari i ber hoye porlam.. Topu ei dokan ta ageo chinto ..tobe ashe nai konodin. Aj amar sathe she o Urban Euphoria explore kore jokhon ghure dekhchhilo.. ami dur theke bujhechhilam dokan ta topu r o pochhondo hoyechhe.

Amra bashate pouchhalam 5:30 er dike. Shurjo osto jete tokhono share tin ghonta moto baki!!! Amra sondha take fruitfully kaje laganor jonno chot kore decision nilam 8 tay movie dekhte jabo… HOYTS ei jabo bhebe rakhlam. Cheyechhilam TWILIGHT dekhte. Tobe cinema hall e jeye dekhi amra pouchhanor agei twilight shuru hoye gechhe. Tai amra CLINT EASTWOOD er GRAN TORINO dekhte ticket katlam. Dui ta popcorn kine khete khete opekkha korchhilam next show shuru hobar. 8:30 er dike amader movie shuru holo..

Amader CINEPLEX er motoi ei hall gulo! Ha, abar globalization ar unidimensionality er kotha mone porlo! Globalization er jonno I to western ei shob culture er sathey amader porichoy ekhon agei theke hoye jaowa!

Khub bhalo legechhilo movie….
Matro 15-20 chhilo hall e. Movie shesh kore share dosh tar dike jokhon ber holam tokhon dekhi abar tip-tip brishti!! Bashate firte firte topu hothat I gari ghuriye amake onno ekta road e niye onno neighborhood dekhay niye ashlo (pore shunechhilam shei suburb tar nam chhilo Canterburry)! Ei hut kore 'night-neighborhood visit' amar o onek pochhondo hoyechhilo.. Topu hoyto bujhte parto je amar ashole gari kore ghurtei bhalo lagchhe rater chup chap surburb er rasta diye…

Amader ashole bashate ferar tara chhilo na! Ei hotochokit-ghoraghuri kore fire ashlam raat 12 tar dike.

Bangladesh e phone kora niye ami eshei uttejito! Dhaka te tokhon shondha 7 ta….
Ekpashe laptop e amader dui camera r ajker tola photo upload korte diye ami boshi Dhaka te kotha bolt ear Topu kokhono amar kotha shunte thake daray daray … kokhono ba tv dekhte boshe…

Dhaka te kotha shesh e ami june apa r deya caffe latte r sachet gulo r shodgoti kori! Lounge er dorja khola thakto onek raat porjonto. Ashe pashe shobai ghume ocheton.. ekta shobdo o nai sharadike. Dorja diye ‘brishti shesher haowa’ ashte thake, lounge e sofa te boshe latte niye ami ar topu porer din er plan korte thaki…….