The Best Things in Life are Free

As we now approach the heart of the summer, we begin to find out that Sydney was definately the best place to be as there are heaps of festivals everywhere you turn. We have spent the past week visiting some of these and thought we'd share our favorites thus far

1. Concert of Fire: Unbelievable can only begin to describe what we saw. Think of it as Stomp meets the Symphony of Fire (ie: fireworks display). For 50 minutes in the middle of darling harbor, we were treated to a group of drummers lit up by only a headlamp while the rest of their body was in total darkness. Suddenly, as the sound got louder, the progressive beating of the drum led to fireworks being shot up right above us. Just when you thought the finale was there, they kept on coming! Definately #1 on the festivals list

2. New Orleans Jazz Festival: Why go to New Orleans when you can bring New Orleans to Sydney? That's just what happened as a stage was set up in the middle of the field (The Domain). Tens of thousands of people started showing up and waited all day to listen to some of the worlds greatest jazz players play and they were definately not left disappointed when it was all said and done