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On NYE day we got up early to catch the train into town and visited the Sydney Aquarium. The highlights were the mahousive stingrays, the sharks and the dugongs (mermaids). Afterwards we went to the Wildlife Park and had a photo with a koala, saw kangaroos, a sleepy wombat and the biggest crocodile in the world which couldnt be used for mating because he murdered any other croc they put it with.
We came home for a nap, shower and to get changed before heading back out to the Opera House. We had to walk a little way as the roads around the quay were closed and we had to go through several check points before we were allowed in. When we got there we had dinner at the Opera House cafe and pre-ordered our sparkling wine for midnight.
The opera was amazing and I had goosebumps for most of it. The orchestra were brilliant, the music was beautiful and the singers were top class. The programme consisted of all the popular tunes and in the interval we watched the 9 o'clock fireworks which are designed for the kids to watch before they go to bed.
After the opera we went outside and bagged a place by the railings on the terrace of the Opera House. Only people who had been to the gala could watch the fireworks from there and it was a perfect position. The fireworks were spectacular, we've never seen anything like it and no other fireworks will ever live up to what we have seen now! We had a brilliant evening and could probably say it was the best NYE yet.
The amount of people around when we tried to get home was huge. All roads in town were packed and you could hardly move on the road where the entrance to the train station was. This was also quite an experience for us!
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