For NYE, a big group of us trekked over to Birchgrove Park, where we had a pretty decent view of the Sydney Harbor We left the apartment at 2ish and didn't get to the park until like 4:30, not because it's actually that far away, but because the crowds were HUGE and we kinda got lost in the suburbs :P
Anyways, it was awesome. We took picnic blankets and our "hampers" i.e. coolers full of groceries and picnic food, and just hung out, played cards, sipped wine, and waited until it got dark for the fireworks to begin. The place was absolutely packed with people from all over the world; when I was in line for the bathroom, the two people in front of me were French, the two behind me were Italian, and those behind them were German. Getting back to the apartment was a bit of a pain because it was so crowded; we ended up walking a good portion of the way, and even though we left directly after the midnight fireworks, we really didn't reach the apartment til 2 AM, by which time we were all exhausted and grimy from sitting out all day (who would've thunk that I would get a sunburn at the end of December?)
The line up for today is: lunch in a half hour, then class all afternoon, and then studying! because we have our first big exam in two days. At some point I WILL figure out how to post the pics from facebook without having to post everything twice :P
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