New Years Eve, Sydney

Well what better way to spend your New Years Eve than on Circular Quay in Sydney Harbour watching the fireworks.  Well, seeing as you cannot take drinks onto the Quay and you have to sit there all day to get a space for the evening, before they stop letting people in, it doesn't sound brilliant does it?

Well that is when you need relatives who hired out an appartment, right on circular Quay looking right onto the Bridge.  With special passes to get onto the Quay itself and the most perfect view of the Bridge, we had our own private party, with our own stash of beer (well courtesy of Tim).  It was Part 2 of the wedding and it was magnificent.  This was definitely a once in a life time opportunity and I will never forget it. 

Tim and Suzie's original plan was to have the wedding on the boat on New Years Eve.  When they found out how much it would be, which I won't tell you (around AUS $20000), they decided to have the wedding the day before on the boat and the view of the fireworks on New Years Eve, with all the family.

So my uncle Terry, Auntie Jill, Betty, Lizzy and Harry all came from Rochdale to involve themselves in the antics.  We had a fabulous night and that is before you count the fireworks, which were amazing.  I have never seen anything like it.  It was the 75th Aniversary of the bridge so the fireworks were even more spectacular than normal.

Fireworks were set off from the bridge, boats in front of the bridge, somewhere in the far distance and even from the hotel roof tops which surrouned the harbour.  Stunning, and to top it all off, you could tune to a particular frequency on the radio and the music and fireworks were in sync.

Although it took us a while getting back to the hostel, it was definitely worth it.

Thank You Suzy & Tim