We spent a very quiet evening at home this past New Years Eve, just as usual come to think of it. I watched the news and saw how cities around the world see in the new year and sat with a misty eye when I saw the celebrations in Sydney on the TV. There is nowhere quite like Sydney Australia on New Years Eve.
Before I left Sydney for the UK I spend New Years Eve 2000 at The Rocks and stayed in a hotel right under the nose of the Bridge. That was the only place to stay on such a night. From the early hours of the 31st people were pouring into Sydney and reserving their ‘spot’ along the foreshore and as the day wore on the whole place became one huge party. The atmosphere is always electric.
At midnight the people are treated to a fireworks display that goes on for about 20 minutes; boats on the harbour are all lit up and fireworks flame from the tops of the buildings. It is quite spectacular and once you’ve been there you never forget it.
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