Over to Manly today, across the bay on the ferry. Down the main streeet called the Corso, lined with cafes shops & bars. A street art & craft market to browse round before heading to the surf beach to watch the professionals in action & have a lazy day on the beach.
Strict rules apply about swimming between the flags where the lifeguards patrol, as the rip either side will pull you out to sea. Frequent announcements requesting inexperienced swimmers to stay on the sandbank & not attempt to go in deeper than waist high. Surfers who continually stray into the swimming area are fined $110!
Back for a quick change & out again for the Chinese New Year twighlight parade, celebrating the Year of the Dragon.
The main roads closed off to traffic with crowds lining the pavements.
Lots of marching bands, floats, dragons & costumes.
The front of many buildings projected with an assortment of changing designs.
The evening culminated in.......you've guessed........more fireworks! This time to Chinese music with speakers all around Darling Harbour & the display set off from pontoons on the water as before. Tremendous!
Sydney obviously has a large firework budget!
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