Noone puts on a New Year's Eve spectacular quite like Sydney.
Having spent NYE beneath Big Ben in London, and penned in at Times Square New York, I can say that neither comes remotely close to the awe-inspiring atmosphere and camaraderie of a NYE spent around Sydney Harbour with a million of your closest friends.
A pyrotechnic orgy worth AU$3million dollars exploded last night, firing off buildings in the city CBD and cascading across the Sydney Harbour Bridge as the crowd gave a collective "aaaaahhhhhhh".
The theme this year was A Diamond Night in Emerald City, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The Bridge is always the focal point of the midnight fireworks and I was lucky enough to witness it all from the exclusive vantage point at Dawes Point (thanks AN!).
Sydney Opera House and Harbour Light Parade
Sydney Harbour Bridge and Luna Park
Sydney New Year's Eve 9pm fireworks
Sydney Harbour Bridge - affectionately known as the coathanger
Sydney, the Emerald City
Sydney New Year's Eve midnight fireworks
Happy New Year everyone! Here's to a fantastic 2007 ahead!
Hi Helen,
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays to you! I've been away for much too long. I'm hoping to visit Sydney in July so maybe we can meet up...wish me luck!
Nice blog, and I love the fireworks pics! :) HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
ReplyDeleteNothing beats Sydney's fireworks,has been a few years since i've been close to see them.
wow what fantastic fotos you mustve been so close to the bridge! and no fotos of food? i wouldve sworn youd have had a picnic hehe anyways happy new year dude
ReplyDeletei was there too, but our pictures were nothing like yours. your's is just beautiful, magnificantly beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year.. Helen...!
ReplyDeleteWe live in such a beautiful city! Happy new year, here is to another happy year of eating!
ReplyDeleteHi Helen,
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! Your fireworks photos are fantastic !! If I may ask, what camera did you use?
Have a great 2007!!
happy new year AG !!! those are beautiful pics of the fireworks... i was a fair few kms away, but the display was still beautiful... looking forward to another year of eating...
ReplyDeletehappy new year helen!
ReplyDeleteand what a way to start 2007 with a reference to you in the jan 07 gourmet traveller!!!
i was taking the foodie quiz on pg 18 and they mentioned your name 1 way to go!
Amazing photos! I couldn't cope with all that crush of people - I hope you had a really great spot to see through the new year!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! I missed seeing all that stuff projected onto the pylons, because I was a fair bit away. And Happy 2007!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos, Helen!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year and I hope 2007 is a great one for you.
Happy New Year! Fantastic photos as always our our magical city.
ReplyDeleteGreen with envy about your VIP stay at Meekat Manor.
great photos !! Happy New Year!!
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