Thursday 5 January 2017

Diciembre 31 - Enero 5 / December 31 - January 5

Bueno, es el ultimo dia del año y estamos en Sydney para celebrar la llegada del 2017; pero eso significa que debemos comenzar el dia muy temprano.  La alarma sono a las 5:00am para bañarme e irme para la reserva Blues Point a cuidar el espacio para ver los juegos pirotécnicos.

No habiamos mencionado que en la casa de Angie se estaban quedando una amiga de ella, Angi y su papa Pedro que tambien estaban en Sydney para celebrar la llegada del 2017.  Ellos habian ido a la reserva Blues Point el 30 de Diciembre a instalar una carpa para reservar el sitio donde ibamos a ver los juegos pirotecnicos.  Ian, un Filipino y su familia iban a dormir ahi y le iban a poner cuidado a la carpa de Angi, esperamos encontrarla en la mañana.

Pedro y yo nos fuimos antes de las 6:00am y llegamos a la reserva Blues Point, la carpa estaba ahi e Ian estaba pendiente… que amabilidad de señor!  Lo saludamos y le preguntamos si habian pasado buena noche y nos dijo que habia hecho calor pero habian dormido bien.

A medio dia Angie, Nancy, Angi y Marcela llegaron al sitio.  El dia no estuvo muy caluroso, la madre naturaleza se apiado de nosotros con un dia nublado, Angie dice que hace unos años hizo mucho calor con temperaturas de hasta 40C y fue insoportable.

En la tarde; Sabrina, una amiga de Angie, y su mama Antonella llegaron.  Pasamos la tarde haciendo siestas, conversando y jugando Rummy Q y UNO.  No se da uno cuenta que tan rapido se desperdicia un dia completo haciendo nada, solo esperando a que algo pase.

El lugar se empezo a llenar de gente.  Cuando llegamos a eso de las 6:20am habia mucho espacio disponible, sin embargo a medida que pasan las horas mas gente llegaba y a eso de las 4:00pm no habia un centimetro cuadrado de grama disponible.  Ir al baño era una mision casi imposible, habia que saltar por encima de la gente y tratar de no incomodarlos mucho.  Tambien llegaban los avispados que querian colarse de primeros habiendo llegado de ultimo y se querian sentar al frente de nosotros, desafortunadamente para ellos nosotros no eramos mudos y les dejabamos saber que ahi no eran bienvenidos.

Llegada la noche las expectativas de la gente crecen… hubo juegos pirotecnicos a las 9:00pm para los niños que se tienen que acostar temprano y nos dieron una muestra de lo que iba a suceder.

La espera termino, el conteo regresivo comenzo y la multitud se emociono.  Cuando la cuenta regresiva llego a 10 la gente comenzo a contar mas fuerte los ultimos 10 segundos del 2016 y con las primeras explosiones de los juegos pirotecnicos lo uno que se escuchaba era WOW!  El despliegue technologico y la coordinacion de los juego pirotecnicos es la mas impresionante que hemos visto… quedamos con la boca abierta es lo unico que puedo recordar!  En solo 10 minutos se terminaron y la gente se fue a casa con una sonrisa por haber sido parte de una de las celebraciones de año nuevo mas bonitas del mundo!

El 1 de Enero caminamos por la ciudad, vimos el Opera House, el Puente Harbour Bridge, The Rocks el barrio mas antiguo de Sydney y el Harbour Darling.

El 2 de Enero, Angie la mejor guia turistica, nos llevo a caminar por el centro de Sydney.  Vimos muchos lugares, gracias Angie por llevarnos a conocer.

El 3 de Enero fuimos a la playa Coogee y caminamos por la costa hasta la playa Bondi, la playa mas famosa de Sydney.  En la playa Bondi nos recogio Angie con Nancy y Anton, el niño que cuida Angie.  Anton es encantador, no pone problema por nada, se le mide a salir a la ciudad, a caminadas largas, ir al centro commercial, etc.

El 4 de Enero, Angie nos llevo al jardin botanico y montamos en tren con Anton y estaba feliz.  En la tarde fuimos al puente Harbour Bridge y lo cruzamos.

El 5 de Enero saludamos a Vanessa y su familia y le dijimos adios a todo el mundo antes de continuar nuestro recorrido por la costa.  Otra vez mil gracias a todos por su hospitalidad y a la mejor guia turistica de Sydney… Angie!

Encontramos un camping gratis en el camino a nuestro proximo destino!

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Well, it is the last day of the year and we are in Sydney to celebrate the arrival of 2017; however that means that the day starts really early.  The alarm went off at 5:00am so I can take a shower and go to Blues Point Reserve to take care of the spot to see the fireworks.

We had not mentioned that in Angie’s house there was also one of her Colombian friends, Angi with her father Pedro also in Sydney for New Year’s celebration.  They had all gone to Blues Point Reserve on December 30 to set up a tent to reserve a front row place to see the fireworks.  Ian, a philipino guy with his family, was going to sleep there and will keep an eye on Angi’s tent, we hope to see it in the morning.

Pedro and I left just before 6:00am and got to Blues Point Reserve, the tent was there and Ian was there vigilant of our spot… what a kind guy!  We said hello and asked him if he had a good night and he told us that it was hot but slept well.

Around noon, Angie, Nancy, Angi and Marcela arrived on site.  Mother Nature was kind enough to give us a cloudy day so it was not too hot, this was a bonus because according to Angie a couple of years ago it was around 40C and it was unbearable.

In the afternoon; Sabrina, Angie’s friend, and her mom Antonella arrived.  We spent the afternoon taking naps, taking and playing Rummy Q and ONE.  You don’t realized how fast you waste a full day doing nothing, just waiting for something to happen.

We also watched the place getting full and full.  When we arrived at 6:20am there was a lot of space available, however as the time went by more and more people arrived and by 4:00pm there was hardly a square inch of grass visible.  Going to the toilets was a mission, as you had to jump over people and try not to disturb them much.  There was also the occasional opportunistic trying to get in from of us by sitting right on the edge, unfortunately for them we were not shy to tell them off!

The night arrived and the expectations built up… there were fireworks at 9:00pm for those with small kids that need to go to bed early so there was a display of what was about to happen. 

The wait was over, the countdown started and the crowd got excited.  Sure enough as the countdown reached 10 people got loud and counted down the final 10 seconds of 2016 and with the first explosions of the fireworks all we could hear was WOW!  The energy built up over time, the display of technology and the coordination of such a beautiful fireworks is far from any other one we had seen before… my jaw dropped was all I can remember!  In just over 10 minutes the show is over and people head home with a big smile on their faces… they have just witnessed one of the biggest New Year’s celebration on the planet!

On January 1, we walked around the city, went to see the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, The Rocks which is the oldest town in Sydney, and Darling Harbour.

On January 2, Angie the best city guide in town, took us for a walk around the CBD.  We saw many places, thanks Angie for taking us around.

On January 3, we went to Coogee beach and walked along the coastal track to Bondi Beach, the most famous beach in Sydney.  At Bondi Beach Angie picked us up with Nancy and Anton, the kid she babysits.  Anton is adorable, he does not mind going around the city, walking long distances, going to the shopping mall, etc.

On January 4, Angie took us to the botanical gardens and we rode the train with Anton who was very excited about it.  In the afternoon we went to the Harbour Bridge and walked across.


On January 5, we said hello to Vanessa and her family and goodbye to everybody before continuing our journey along the coast.  Again thank you for everybody’s hospitality and to the best tour girl in Sydney… Angie!


We found a free campground on our way to our next destination.

Puente Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia
Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia

Reserva Blues Point, Sydney, Australia
Blues Point Reserve, Sydney, Australia

Puente Harbour Bridge desde la reserva Blues Point, Sydney, Australia
Harbour Bridge from Blues Point Reserve, Sydney, Australia

Mas gente llegando a la Reserva Blues Point, Sydney, Australia
More people getting to the Blues Point Reserve, Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Reserva Blues Point, Sydney, Australia
Blues Point Reserve, Sydney, Australia

Puente Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia
Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Jugando Rummy Q el 31 de Diciembre, Reserva Blues Point, Sydney, Australia
Playing Rummy Q on December 31, Blues Point Reserve, Sydney, Australia

Puente Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia
Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia

De izquierda a derecha - Angi, Sabrina, Angie, Marcela, Nancy, Antonella, Pedro y Carlos, Sydney, Australia
From left to right - Angi, Sabrina, Angie, Marcela, Nancy, Antonella, Pedro y Carlos, Sydney, Australia

Juegos Pirotecnicos en el Puente Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia
Fireworks in Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia

Juegos Pirotecnicos en el Puente Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia
Fireworks in Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia

Juegos Pirotecnicos en el Puente Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia
Fireworks in Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia

Juegos Pirotecnicos en el Puente Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia
Fireworks in Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia

Opera de Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Opera House, Sydney, Australia

De izquierda a derecha - Nancy, Angie y Marcela con vista al Puente Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia
From left to right - Nancy, Angie and Marcela with view of the Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia

Opera de Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Opera House, Sydney, Australia

Puente Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia
Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia

Barrio The Rocks, Sydney, Australia
The Rocks, Sydney, Australia

Puente Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia
Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia

Puerto Darling, Sydney, Australia
Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia

Puerto Darling, Sydney, Australia
Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia

Murcielago en el Puerto Darling, Sydney, Australia
Flying-Fox in Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia

Edificio de la Gobernacion, Sydney, Australia
City Hall, Sydney, Australia

Edificio Victoria, Sydney, Australia
Victoria Building, Sydney, Australia

Fuente de J. F. Archibald, Sydney, Australia
J. F. Archibald Memorial Fountain, Sydney, Australia

Pajaro Ibis, Sydney, Australia
Ibis, Sydney, Australia

Torre de Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Sydney Tower, Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Helado hecho con Nitrógeno, Sydney, Australia
Nitrogen Ice Cream, Sydney, Australia

Playa Coogee, Sydney, Australia
Coogee Beach, Sydney, Australia

Bahia Gordon, Sydney, Australia
Gordons Bay, Sydney, Australia

Piscina en el Oceano, Sydney, Australia
The Geoff James Pool - Clovelly Ocean Pool, Sydney, Australia

Marcela lista para saltar al vacio, Sydney, Australia
Marcela ready to jump, Sydney, Australia

En el camino a la Playa Bondi, Sydney, Australia
On the way to Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia

Playa Bronte, Sydney, Australia
Bronte Beach, Sydney, Australia

En el camino a la Playa Bondi, Sydney, Australia
On the way to Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia

Playa Bondi, Sydney, Australia
Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia

Playa Bondi, Sydney, Australia
Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia

Nancy, Angie y Anton en la Playa Bondi, Sydney, Australia
Nancy, Angie and Anton in Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia

Playa Bondi, Sydney, Australia
Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia

Playa Bondi, Sydney, Australia
Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia

Playa Bondi, Sydney, Australia
Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia

Playa Bondi, Sydney, Australia
Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia

Playa Bondi, Sydney, Australia
Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia

Tomando el sol con las chicas en la Playa Bondi, Sydney, Australia
Sunbathing with the girls in Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia

Playa Bondi, Sydney, Australia
Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia

Puente Harbour Bridge y la Opera de Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Harbour Bridge and Opera House, Sydney, Australia

Angie, Anton y Marcela, Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Opera de Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Opera House, Sydney, Australia

Opera de Sydney desde arriba del Puente Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia
Opera House from the Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia

Opera de Sydney y Sydney desde arriba del Puente Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia
Opera House and Sydney from the Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia

Barco de Velas en el Puerto Darling, Sydney, Australia
Sailing Boat in Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia


2 comments:

  1. que fotos tan chéveres. y el espectáculo de los juegos pirotécnicos fue maravilloso. que belleza de sitios. un beso

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  2. Great pictures guys! What an amazing city, isn't it?

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