It's been such a busy week! There is so much going on at the moment and we're trying to fit in as much as possible without wearing ourselves out.
On Friday night we met up with Phil's friend Elizabeth and her boyfriend. We went out for dinner and then went to a club called The Beresford. They played some good pop music so I was happy but Phil wasn't loving it. He was fine though.
On Saturday we went to Symphony in the Park where The Sydney Symphony Orchestra played some classical pieces. It was a free festival which is really common in Sydney. Just as it started to get dark, hundreds of giant bats started to wake and fly from the trees. Not only were they huge, they also flew really low. I'm not afraid of bats but I know some people who would have been really freaked out. For the final piece of music there was an amazing firework display and it just ended the concert perfectly. The only downfall was that family and friends weren't there to experience it with us but then that just means that you will all need to save up as best you can and get your butts over here.
Sunday was spent with Phil's family friends Pam and Fred plus their Daughters, Husbands and Grandchild in North Sydney. We had a BBQ, some drinks and some delicious fruit for dessert. The fruit tastes amazing over here - it's almost like it drinks in the sun making it more juicy and sweet. The melon over here is amazing.
It is Australia Day on Thursday and we are planning on seeing the ferry boat racing and the 21 gun salute. After that we'll head to The Rocks for (another) free outdoor music festival. I've been told that there will be fireworks everywhere so maybe we'll head home and watch them from the roof terrace with a couple of beers.
The Chinese New Year Festival continues this weekend and on Sunday we are hoping to watch the parade and the building projections and then go to Cockle Bay to watch the firework display. You can't buy fireworks in Sydney - probably due to the risk of bush fires - so they have public displays all of the time. It's like my own little piece of paradise *sigh*.
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