Australia Day is a day where people from across our nation, tattoo themselves with flags, slather on sunscreen, head to the beach and throw a good old "Shrimp on the barbie, Mate!". Then, in the evening, masses of people, families, friends and couples head to the shoreline to watch, what I learnt last night were, the best Australia Day Skyworks. And may I just say, from being absent from the mind-blowing show for a few years, it was SPECTACULAR!
Last year, I remember sitting at home with my parents, planning to head to the local park to watch the fireworks but having to stay home due to wet, hot and humid weather. That is why when I heard we were going right up to the fireworks, I was over the moon.
After the long walk, my friend and I trekked up a hill where about ten other people had sat down to watch across the freeway. Where we sat we really got the 'Australian Spirit' experience. In front of us were a couple who were entranced by the fireworks, continuously commenting on the sparkly, colourful and high up lights. At one point my friend and I burst into singing a quiet but proud Australian Anthem. We got only one person join in other than us, but it felt comforting.
The finally was truly the best bit of the 30-minute show finished with loud whistles, claps and callings of "AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! OI OI OI!"
It was definitely one of my best experiences of our National Celebration. Well, other than the 30-minute walk home, of course!
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