2 posts tagged “harbour”

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

Well after much ado, the wedding was on the 30th Dec.  We all arrived at the ferry point in Rosebay with the groom Tim, and piled onto the boat which was waiting for us.  It took us over to Shark Island where we trundelled to the top of the hill and watched as the bride, Suzie, got off her boat and walked to the top of the hill, where the lovely couple got married outside.  It was a beautiful wedding and the place was stunning, although everyone was taking photos of the opera house and the bridge as it was unique to see it from this angle!!!

After the wedding we got back on the boat and got on with eating the grub and drinking the free grog.  Although it wasn't pies and butties but lovely fresh prawns and sushi type things.  We then sailed around the harbour for four hours, while having a party on the boat.  It was fantastic, we watched the sun go down and then the city light up.  It was brilliant, and I would recommend this to anyone as a must do... a harbour cruise at night.  The Opera house is lit up and the Bridge as well as lunar park's ferris wheel.  What a delight.  We even got to sail under the bridge a few times. What an experience, it was magical!!!

At the end of the four hour boat ride, we docked right outside the Opera House... how cool is that... and then proceeded to have drinks in a bar on Circular Quay looking out over the harbour.  What a special night!!!!

Wow is all I can say.