Vivid Sydney

I was actually lucky to have been in Sydney during the Vivid Sydney Festival. Although I would have prefered to catch the view of the Opera House & the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the day, there's definitely no way I could do that given that I've only got a week & being in the Sydney office 9-5 Mon-Fri would made it impossible for me to sight-see...

So I updated my Sydney's to-do list...Strike off 'To take picture of the Opera House & Sydney Harbour Bridge at the Royal Botanical Gardens' & checked 'Take Ferry to see the Opera House & Sydney Harbour Bridge Vivid Light-Up'...hah

Conveniently enough Manly Wharf is located just opposite The Quest, where I was staying. The ferry ride cost AUD$14.40 2-way & AUD$7.20 1-way from Manly to Circular Quay...Ferry runs every 30mins from Manly Wharf i.e 6.15, 6.45, 7.15, 7.45 intervals...

This is me...probably the only picture taken by someone else on my good ol' Iphone4...only because the ferry crew offered after seeing me painstakingly self-taking multiple shots of the ferry entrance with me in it...lol

The ferry ride was pleasant. Given that the same ferry is used by the locals to commute to & from Sydney city everyday, the ferry company definitely did an awesome job in maintaining it's cleanliness & interior tidy....I chose the outdoor seating at the upper deck, nevermind that it's freezing cold (about 12C) & slightly drizzling, there's no way I'm going to take the ferry & not get the full experience of it...

I'm not sure how the Sydney Harbour Bridge & the Opera House look like on any other night without the 'Vivid' light-ups. Probably pitch dark? No? Anyway I sure am lucky to be in Sydney the very week this is going on...Below are some pictures taken on my iphone

 vs pictures taken by others on the official 'Vivid Sydney' webpage

as you can see my iphone definitely did not do any justice to the spectacular light effects of 'Vivid'...

you can view more pictures here

Vivid Sydney is a yearly event. This year running from 24th May to 10th June 2013.