NEW YEARS IN SYDNEY

31st December

NEW YEARS EVE 2009!!!!!

Angela squashed inbetween everyone else

Good morning to the last day of 2009, it has been one of the best years that we can remember. This is all of course because of the travelling that we have done and the fun we have had. This morning the hamper was ready, the sandwiches packed, snacks taken care of, and enough food to last the whole day. We also came equiped with scrabble, chinese checkers, and cards and enough drink to see in the new year in style. It was going to be a long day like we thought, as we got the bus to Bradley Head at 10 am. On route we picked up some much needed ice to fill the eskie and refrigerate the only important items, like BEER and WINE!

The walk to the waters edge took awhile, and the eskie was beginning to way David down. We made it finally and luckily our friend Dawn was sitting in a perfect place overlooking the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. We could not wish for anything better, as the crowd was getting larger and larger, by 3 pm it was packed and the party atmosphere was starting. Weather was changeable with a few light drizzle showers and some spells of sunshine peeked through the clouds. Overall perfect for a 12 hour wait. We played, we talked, we drank a little. We listened to music, we took too many pictures, and we really had a blast and this was all before the 9 pm fireworks......

The party has begun!

Angela, Dawn & David

Oh so nice!

Dawn is ready!

SHOW ME THE MONEY!

Angela (The Monster)

Daaavid

At 9 pm the noise of explosion in the sky rang through. The cheers from us and the rest of the crowd rang through with excitement. Everybody were happy to see the nearly the end of the year. I (Angela) even drank a can by bursting a whole in the bottom and opening the top.......gone in 10 seconds. In true spirit of the New Year.

Midnight.......bang bang bang! The fireworks were up in the sky, the bridge was lit up with a jing and jang sign to welcome in 2010.The display of fireworks was great, it all was over in about 15 mins however. We popped the champagne and toated to the new year ahead, and sure enough it was time to get home.

Way home took awhile, as the public buses were a 20 mins walk away. Not an easy task after 12 hours of festivities. New Year was definitely here, and the dehydration was setting in. Feeling like 2010!

And this is only the 9 o'clock one!

Waiting for the clock to turn 12, David, Dawn & Angela drink some more

and play with glowsticks

Angela and the guy that said he invented that sort of beer drinking

(yeah right)

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Happy New Year everyone!

Around 1 o'clock

Poor cleaning lady

(we put all our things in the bin!)

Angela & David