Tag: New Year’s Eve

9th January 2013

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by Paul Madden

British Ambassador to Japan

New Year in Sydney… and bushfires

Once again we spent New Year’s Eve watching the spectacular fireworks in Sydney Harbour, from the 16th floor office of our Sydney Consulate General. The city was packed with revellers. I was very impressed with how easy it was to get back afterwards, as public transport was running late into the night and free of […]

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8th January 2012

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by Paul Madden

British Ambassador to Japan

Christmas in summer, New Year’s Eve in Sydney

Well it wasn’t quite a barbie on the beach: we still felt it wouldn’t be Christmas without roast turkey and all the trim, but it was nice to spend Christmas afternoon relaxing in the sunshine. In some ways Australian Christmas is quite similar to British ones, with parties and carol services. But it’s also the […]

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