The Quay and The Queen

Oh such a night, a momentous occasion, two grand ships entered our beautiful harbour, accordingly a small group of us decided to fight the traffic and join the celebrations. I’m so happy I did – look at some of the images…

We met at ECQ nowhere near as many people as I thought would be at the bar, especially seeing the sea of people below us on the concourse all trying for the best vantage point…

A few cocktails were had – I love having friends with benefits, 25% off all drinks, made $18+ cocktails desirable.

The QE2 entered our sensational harbour at 7pm with an entourage of sail boats and ferries that looked like dinghies sailing next to it. The two great Queens greeted each other for the first meeting with a “whistle salute” using their 2,000 pound, 7-foot long signaling horns that can be heard over 10 miles away.


We drank and enjoyed just being part of this wonderful occasion, time was fast approaching for the fireworks to commence. Unfortunately our western aspect on eastern circular quay meant we missed the majority of the fireworks display, we caught glimpses of the fiery bright lights, heard the loud whistles and throughly enjoyed the cannons being shot.

When the crowd slowly dissipated, and our group was calling it an night, we decided to walk up to the Opera House around the Botanic Gardens to see the bright lights of the QM2. WOW! Is all I can say.

A couple more drinks at near by Lenin Bar, Vodka of course for me, with a selection of over 70 Vodkas to choose from I was like a kid in a candy store! Time was passing and my 2 friends not working at the moment either we partied on! A midnight cheeseburger was had – how good does maccas taste after lots of alcohol? We continues drinking at a near by pub until close…

Our city was not prepared, all I’m hearing on the news today is complaints about the traffic. It was unprecedented that 2 ships in our harbour would bring a similar amount of people into our city as New Years celebrations. It's a sign of out times that so many people made the trip into the city.

Photos with compliments K. who walked to work over the Big Bad Bridge an hour earlier to see the ship come into the harbour.