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| Sydney Opera House for Vivid Sydney 2014, 23 June - 9 May, various locations |
It's been an unseasonally warm end to autumn and the month of May but with the kick-off of Vivid Sydney - the 2.5 week-long annual festival of lights, music and ideas - it's basically an unofficial start to winter in Sydney.
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| 'Digital Forest' at Martin Place |
This year the festival has expanded into the heart of the CBD, in addition to Circular Quay, The Rocks and Darling Harbour, with a bit of a hub of light installations, pop-up food stalls and a bar set up in Martin Place, to operate in the evenings for the duration of the festival.
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| CTA Building at Martin Place |
My favourite light feature so far has been the light projection on the uniquely-shaped CTA Building in Martin Place. It's simply mesmerising to watch trees grow and birds fly around the surface of the round building.
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| CTA Building at Martin Place |
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| Installation at Martin Place |
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| British India jaffle from Jafe Jaffles pop-up in Martin Place |
A number of Sydney's
food trucks have set up pop-up stalls in the middle of Martin Place (between Pitt and Castlereagh Streets) to feed the light-watching masses.
It's hard to beat a hot, cheesy jaffle on a cool night with plenty of walking, and the British India flavour from Jafe Jaffles (sans Kombi van) hit the spot with butter chicken in crunchy, toasted white bread and a well-seasoned
raita yoghurt dip.
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| Customs House for Vivid Sydney 2014 |
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| Sydney Opera House for Vivid Sydney 2014 |
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| Sydney Opera House |
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| Sydney Opera House |
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| Museum of Contemporary Art for Vivid Sydney 2014 |
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| 'The Pool' at Fleet Park, Circular Quay |
There's plenty more to see and do during the festival. See more pictures from Vivid Sydney 2014 on
my Facebook page (and Like it while you're there!).
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