This is going to be expensive

We got up this morning and were instantly aware that there are many things we need for our apartment, all of which cost money. We're not talking $2.50 for garbage bags, we're talking $12.75 for a bottle of shampoo. I kid you not. This city is EXPENSIVE. We decide to head to Woolworth's, the best place to find homewares, but first we stop at the Town Hall for a special children's organ concert that is free to the public. It features talented organists from all over Australia, most of whom are under 15. The organ itself is amazing and the concert was well worth it, even for someone like me, who considers organ music somewhat funereal. Afterwards, we are invited for a tour of the Town Hall - sounds interesting! Three hours later, we are in the basement, while our guide drones on (in an accent I cannot understand) about the resident ghost, and the tour shows no sign of stopping. I'm the only one that seems antsy, while apparently everyone else thinks that 4-hour, snail-paced tours of a government building is riveting. We duck out when the group heads to the next location, and walk across the street to Woolworth's. Wow. Everything is grossly expensive, and I feel the quality is lacking, but there is nothing we can do because we need this stuff. We load up on pillow cases, towels, clothes hangers and the like, and I feel everyone is moving soooo slowly, blocking the aisles, comparing body lotions like they were prescription drugs. I guess we're just not used to the pace of life here yet. We catch a cab home because our stuff is too heavy to carry and are pleased to have knocked a few things off our list. Later in the evening we head to the Harbour View Hotel for drinks and dinner. It is an amazing view of the Harbour Bridge, and we see dozens of Bridge Walkers in gray jumpsuits, scaling the arch. Turns out this is a Sydney must, so we look into it. $200 a pop. We'll wait on that.