SYDNEY - New Year's Eve 2014 Countdown to 2015 - Private House Party in Vaucluse, Eastern Suburbs :)

SYDNEY - New Year's Eve 2014 Countdown to 2015 - Private House Party in Vaucluse, Eastern Suburbs - It was my great delight to receive an invitation from a friend whom I knew from the Ferrari Club Australia NSW to his beautiful $40 million home in Vaucluse in Sydney's Eastern suburbs. He also invited friends from the Lamborghini Club NSW Australia so we were having a NYE Celebration with all the car enthusiasts. His 4 storey house is strategically located with unblocked panoramic views of the beautiful Sydney Harbour. It has an infinity swimming pool that offers sweeping views of Sydney harbor and also surprisingly allows viewers to see through the glass from the basement. Very intriguing and unique! In my personal opinion, I really love the house and the best views can be found by taking the lift up to the rooftop! It was such a relaxing evening where we enjoyed drinks while watching the magnificent sunset together on the rooftop and took beautiful photos with our cameras. I was so glad to be away from rowdy crowds and enjoyed watching the fireworks display in comfort with the great company of my lovely friends :)

Panoramic Views of Sydney Harbour - Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge

FASHION & STYLE - Lora Christelle Lim is dressed in an elegantly white outfit - Dress from Forever New, Chanel handbag, Shoes from Manolo Blahnik :) #ootd #instalook

Below are some photos we took! Thanks Simon for the professionally taken photos :)

2014 SYDNEY NYE FIREWORKS DISPLAY- Celebrating New Year Eve's in SYDNEY Australia is one of the top favorites and best locations in the World as the spectacular Fireworks Display held at the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge will simply blow your mind away. Feast your eyes on the massive 10-tonne Fireworks Display that lit the skies with its colorful explosions and burst of vivid colors. It was definitely a Celebration with a bang as Sydney skies were illuminated with a cornucopia of color. The 12 minutes Fireworks show cost a grand total of approximately $7.2 million and it surely did not disappoint. This year's motif and symbol was a gigantic beating blue heart encased in a "Lightbulb" which aims to inspire! Revellers soaked in the festive atmosphere and welcome the year of 2015 by waving goodbye to 2014 with a hug, kiss and cheer. #SYDNYE #SydneyNYE #SydneyFireworks #FireworksSYDNEY

Photo Credit - http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/01/01/revellers-praised-peaceful-nye

I curled my hair myself and I really love how my hair looked :) #selfie #instalook #curls #hairstyle

1 Jan 2015 - BONDI BEACH, SYDNEY - Woke up early morning to meet my friends - Arjuna Chandramohan and Sujey Subramanian who are visiting Sydney from Singapore. We had brunch at Speedos Cafe in Bondi Beach and it was crazy crowded despite the really hot weather!

BONDI BEACH in Sydney, Australia on 1 Jan 2015 - New Year's Day 

Click here to read about NYE Countdown on Sydney "The Blue Room" Luxury Cruise

http://www.sgsisters.com/2012/12/nye-countdown-to-2013-in-sydney.html

New Year's Eve Luxury Cruise around SYDNEY'S HARBOUR

THE BLUE ROOM Luxury Cruise AUD550/adult
Blog - http://www.sgsisters.com/2012/12/nye-countdown-to-2013-in-sydney.html

Blue Room Luxury Cruise - http://www.elitecruise.com.au/about-us/the-blue-room/

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SYDNEY - NYE Countdown to 2014 at Darling Harbour

SYDNEY - NYE Countdown to 2014 at Darling Harbour - This year I had a different way of celebrating New Year's Eve Countdown at Darling Harbour instead of heading to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House area. I wanted to avoid huge crowds and hassle of getting in and out of the place after the countdown so I chose Darling Harbour as it is conveniently located near my home. Celebrate New Year's Eve with a bang with an unforgettable night at Darling Harbour!!!

Sydney Darling Harbour - As I live just 5 minutes walk away from Darling Harbour, we only made our way there around 11pm and surprisingly, it was not as crowded as expected. We managed to get a good spot to watch the fireworks explode right in front of us at close proximity. The fireworks spectacular was a colorful visual feast to our eyes in front of a hyped up crowd cheering on with every burst of fireworks into the night sky.

There were interesting tents set up that sold many light wands, running lights on glitter hats and also lighted ribbon hairbands. Many party people bought the light props to get into the festive mood. Some people also brought their own chairs and picnic mats to sit on the ground to enjoy the fireworks display and heart-stopping pyrotechnic performances. I got myself a light stick to wave around :)

It was quite difficult to capture good fireworks photos with my iPhone 5 but here are some of the best!

Read about my last year's NYE Countdown where I paid AUD550 a person to be on board a Luxury Glass Ship called THE BLUE ROOM at http://thesgsisters.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/nye-countdown-to-2013-in-sydney.html

So how did you celebrate your New Year Eve? Hope it was as splendid and fabulous as mine :)

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NYE Countdown to 2013 in Sydney!

New Year's Eve celebrations are where city skylines explode into colorful flames of fireworks display and Sydney's fireworks have been rated one of the best in the World! Celebrating NYE in Sydney requires planning and placing reservations months or even 1 year in advance as many tourists around the world flock to Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge to catch the spectacular fireworks display.

After considering all options, we decided to book a Sydney Harbor Dinner Cruise which lasted 5-6 hours from 7pm until about 1am. We booked THE BLUE ROOM luxury cruise costing AUD550/adult. Dinner and free flow of drinks were provided and we managed to get pretty close to the fireworks without having the need to squeeze with the massive crowds all around the area. Being on the cruise, we were able to sit on comfortable sofas on the upper level and when it gets hot, we were able to go to the lower level which was air-conditioned. Service was fantastic, food was decent and crowd was well-behaved and sophisticated. There were no rowdy teenagers or drunkards.

If you plan to celebrate NYE in Sydney City, below are some handy tips:
1. Plan, book ahead months in advance as hotels/restaurants/cruise get booked out very quickly
2. Be prepared to spend as it is going to be expensive
- Most hotels require minimum booking of 4 nights or more over NYE period
- Most restaurants with Fireworks view have special NYE dinners that cost around $300+/adult
- For free viewing, people camp overnight or go early morning to book a best viewing spot in gardens and bays around the Sydney Harbour
- Most roads are closed so wear comfortable walking shoes as you need to walk a lot, squeeze with massive crowds of people and be prepared to reach home late ... patience is needed!
- Best Free viewing spots are: Areas near Sydney Opera House, The Rocks, Cremorne Point Reserve, Bradley Field Milson's Point, Birchgrove, Macquarie Street lawns etc.

The fireworks display started at 9pm specially for families which was beautiful. However, the 12 midnight one was even more spectacular and everyone was in high spirits for such a festive occasion. This year, there was a giant set of sexy lips in the middle of the Sydney Harbour bridge and Sydney's skyline exploded into fiery burst of pink, gold and white flames. It was an amazing feast for the eyes! Dazzling display!!!

Photo: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2013/01/01/08/12/new-years-eve-2013-in-pictures

Photo: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2013/01/01/08/12/new-years-eve-2013-in-pictures

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