Sunday, 4 June 2017

Sunday in my City - Free & Easy







Winter in Sydney means VIVID festival, and unless you've been living under a rock, there's no way you don't know the city comes alive from 6pm until 11pm in a burst of colour. It's predominately in the CBD but extends to Chatswood, Central Park and Central Station. Be quick - you only have until the 17th of June.








However, two fabulous exhibitions for day visits are up the Macquarie St end of town for the next few weeks. Every year the State Library hosts the World Press Photo Exhibition, with it's photographic excellence. At times a little disturbing, not one for the little kids. I have fallen in love with the idea of visiting Ibi on the 28th of December, but you'll need to visit the gallery to understand why - trust me, it will make you smile. You have until the 25th of June to do so.




Just over the road, in the Royal Botanic Gardens is All about Flowers, a free floral exhibition in the Calyx. It's truly delightful and you have until the 30th of July to see this display. Open from 10 until 4pm.




Practicalities:
State Library NSW World Press Photo Exhibition
Royal Botanic Gardens: All About Flowers
VIVID Sydney 2017

Vivid posts:
100 ways to say I love you (Angel Place)
The View from Here (Martin Place and Westfield)
Sydneyland lights up (Opera House and Circular Quay)
Bathe my soul in colour (Chatswood)
VIVID Rocks! (The Rocks)
Reflections (VIVID general)
VIVID Lights Out (Botanic Gardens, Barangaroo, Darling Harbour)


Linking with #WeeklyPostcard  & #GlobalBlogging 
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21 comments:

  1. Lisa Jane5 June 2017 at 06:33

    The Royal Botanical Gardens look absolutely stunning. Thanks for linking to #MondayEscapes

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  2. Jeanna5 June 2017 at 16:44

    I forget you're getting (or already have) winter there. I love the photos from Vivid, keep them coming. Gorgeous flower displays.

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  3. Ariana5 June 2017 at 21:33

    Ah...I so wish that we could visit Vivid. (We are in W.A.) There are so many gorgeous photos on Social Media at the moment. Inspired by #MondayEscapes

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  4. Unknown6 June 2017 at 08:03

    Pretty light are some of favorite things to see anywhere really. But that flower exhibit looks so pretty! I would love to take photos at the Royal Botanical Gardens, it would be just picture perfect!

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  5. Ruth6 June 2017 at 20:25

    Very cool! Would love to attend this festival.

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  6. Unknown8 June 2017 at 01:58

    How beautiful! What a great festival to go to. #citytripping

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  7. alex8 June 2017 at 14:13

    I'm liking the sound of this very much! #citytripping

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  8. Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.ca8 June 2017 at 14:49

    Beautiful! I love winter light displays, I wish more cities did them!

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  9. Unknown9 June 2017 at 01:46

    I have seen many images of VIVID - quite spectacular! The last time I was in Sydney was in 2005 and the Opera House and Sydney Harbour are my favourite places, doesn't matter which season :-)

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  10. Travel Notes and Beyond9 June 2017 at 16:14

    Lydia, I think I've been living under a rock because until last week when I read another post about VIVID, I haven't heard about this festival of arts. The Royal Botanical Garden looks quite beautiful tool. Thank you for joining us for #TheWeeklyPostcard

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  11. Jim11 June 2017 at 05:58

    VIVID festival is all over the internet lately, and it looks incredible. I'm not sure I could arrange the timing to be in Sydney for that event, but I can always visit a botanical garden, and this one looks amazing! Thanks for linking up! #wkendtravelinspiration

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  12. Lauren on Location11 June 2017 at 19:18

    So I guess I've been living under a rock, as I've never heard of VIVID festival haha .. Looks awesome though!

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  13. Molly13 June 2017 at 04:08

    The gardens look amazing

    Mollyx

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  14. Intelliblog13 June 2017 at 09:04

    Great shots, Lydia! Isn't that floral wall in the bOtanic Gardens amazing?
    Thank you for taking part in the Travel Tuesday meme.

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  15. Erin Gustafson | Oregon Girl Around the World15 June 2017 at 01:37

    I thought it was a street art mural at first - then saw that it was made with flowers! Love that - so cool. Sydney rocks. Thanks for sharing with #FarawayFiles, Erin

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  16. Unknown19 June 2017 at 13:24

    Going to miss this unfortunately but hope to get to see it one day! Looks great! #citytripping

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  17. Sirpa22 June 2017 at 03:10

    Hi Lydia!
    Thank you for your comment in my blog! I'm so touched of our travel to Dresden and got happy to be able to tell you about Frauenkirche. - So I wrote a comment for your comment in my blog. 😊
    You seem to have a wonderful blog of travelling. I'm sure you would be interested in travelling to Dresden. We feel we should travel there again.

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  18. Our Rach23 June 2017 at 22:56

    Amazing photos!!!! Thanks for sharing with #GlobalBlogging

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  19. Jacqui Bester25 June 2017 at 20:45

    What an exciting time! So much to explore and see! #globalblogging

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  20. Meagan - www.themumproject.com26 June 2017 at 10:46

    Amazing I love festivals!! So jelly😀😀🍾 thanks for sharing with #GlobalBlogging!

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  21. Delphine28 July 2017 at 17:59

    Sydney has some great festivals, my favourites are Vivid and Sculpture by the Sea!

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