Australia day and an outdoor movie

January 26 was Australia day and there was no shortage of activities and festivities to be enjoyed. I started the day with a run around the harbour and passed 3 races: a harbour swim, wheelchair 10km and colour run. After lunch, Paul and I headed to Circular Quay and the Rocks, which were even more lively and packed than usual. Several of the main streets in Sydney were closed to vehicles and filled with people checking out the car show, markets, street vendors and concert stages. In the evening, between sets of the Aussie Open men's final, I enjoyed part of the free symphony in Domain park. The night was capped off with a fireworks display outside our window.

Last week Paul and I also had tickets to Sydney's outdoor harbour cinema. We arrived early to claim seats, and from there watched the sun set, a cruise ship leave the harbour, and upon twilight the movie begin. From our seats, we had a perfect view of the screen, which is set up in the water, as well as the downtown sky line, Opera House and Harbour Bridge. It was spectacular!