Saturday 5 February 2022

Lunar New Year in Sydney

 I've mentioned almost annually that this is my favourite time of year. It's an almost two-week celebration of food and friends. The city becomes vibrant and alive, and even with COVID measures, the streets became the place to be.








The Lion Dance comes past the restaurants in Darling Square so there's no need to mix in with the crowd.

 







We went to play Mah Jong in Darling Harbour but alas, the advertised tables were nowhere to be found.

 

We were luckily able to push our dinner sitting forward and then amble around the streets of Haymarket before making our way up George Street to look at the lanterns.

The lunar New year is definitely a time to visit the city as you can spend as much or as little as you like and still have a wonderful (and kid-friendly) time.






What's on in Darling Harbour, The Rocks,  and City of Sydney.




 Do you celebrate the Lunar New Year?

Linking with #WeekendReflections (Street Photography)



29 comments:

  1. Great that you have a happy celebration! The plastic animals in the first photo are splendid.

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  2. Oh wow! What a treat to see all of this. It sounds like a great event.

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  3. Very colorful and festive! Loved the twin cats and the dog in a dog.

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  4. I'm not sure if my comment went through...Such a beautiful and colorful celebration for Lunar New year!

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  5. Dear Lydia,
    this really seems to be a wonderful, colorful and well worth seeing spectacle!
    Have a happy new week!
    All the best,
    Traude
    https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2022/02/italien-reisebericht-ein-tag-in-florenz.html

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  6. What a really lovely event. We have something similar in our home town but the last time we went it was pre Covid. Sad you didn't get to find the MahJong tables though.

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  7. Beautiful shots of the lanterns.

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  8. Oh my what fun. I would love to have participated too. Beautiful.

    Thank you for joining the Happy Tuesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday. ♥

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  9. Oh how fun is this! What a great celebration!

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  10. The dog is my favorite this time. I like this celebration also. Many greetings from the Netherland

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  11. Those are some pretty cool things they have all lit up. Great party for the new year.

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  12. Really nice to see all these colours !(Comparing to my latest grey pictures!)

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  13. Great photos. Happy New Year!

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  14. What a fun time! We don't have anything like this where we are but we do have a beautiful lantern festival in the spring.

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  15. We are hoping that this year of the Tiger is going to be a good one.

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  16. Great photos. A great celebration to meet friends and enjoy good food and watch the decorations.

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  17. That looks like so much fun.

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  18. What a fun time of the year! Love the colourful animal displays and lanterns. Thank you for linking up with #weekendcoffeeshare.

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  19. One year I will make it there to see it all but in the meantime thanks for taking us on your visit! #weekendcoffeeshare

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  20. Someday when covid is just a story we tell our kids about and the borders reopen, but per my wife's preference only after Ireland. . .

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  21. Wow, what fabulous decor and such great celebrations. Thanks for sharing and for linking up with #MySundaySnapshot.

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  22. Wow, fabulous photos - looks like great fun.

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  23. What cool photos. I need to read more about the Lunar New Year.

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