Decorations started appearing around the city of Sydney in November. As we sped from one event to another around the city, it was difficult to resist stopping and taking the odd photo.
Myer Food Court - Christmas trees line the entrance
Manly - decorations wait to be unboxed
Manly - decorations wait on a bench
Darling Harbour - Father Christmas looms over a boat
Darling Harbour - Father Christmas looks down on shoppers
Darling Harbour - Father Christmas looks down from the shopping centre
Darling Harbour - Father Christmas hangs onto the Convention Centre
Oddly, Melbourne’s casino has a Christmas show aimed at young children. We caught the lunch time show along with crowds of tired parents and little ones. Australia has a strange relationship with gambling. I managed to film the entire show. You can watch it below.
Christmas is just around the corner. The decorations are up, and the Christmas events are in full swing. But, until yesterday, there was something missing - our traditional Christmas gingerbread snowflakes.
Over the last weeks Christmas decorations have been appearing around the city. The city is rolling out new decorations in many parts of the city centre. There appears to be a trend towards a nature based theme using living pine trees, with a move away from large metal structures of previous years.