While
in Sydney we stayed at the Maze Backpackers and on the 30th
we walked across the Sydney Harbour Bridge. On the 31st
we went to Mrs Macquaries (Botanical Park) area to watch the
fireworks. We did make a few mistakes as firstly it wasn’t a BYO so
had to throw away any alcohol we had and then we presumed there would
be some sort of entertainment, so didn’t bother taking anything
with us, only to find out that there wasn’t anything, so we got
there at 5:00 and then had to wait for the fireworks with no
entertainment. They had a short fireworks display at 9:30 and then
kept setting fireworks off every so often until midnight when they
had their main display, which was good, but if ever going to watch
the fireworks there you need to take something to entertain yourself
until midnight. In the park there was 20,000 people and when walking
back to the hostel afterwards the streets were just full of people as
there was everyone from down by the harbour as well. The had Sydney
CBD almost all closed off and for the few streets that were open they
had to have police to stop the mass of people otherwise there would
of been a mass of people and no-one would of been able to drive
through it.
On
the 2nd
we went up the Sydney Tower and saw the views over the city, and for
once it was a clear day when we had a view so could see for miles. In
the tower is also the highest post-box in the southern hemisphere.
On
the 3rd
we hired a car and headed south out of Sydney.
