The flights were of course awful. I didn’t eat or sleep, and was barely alive upon arrival. Happily my hotel had a room ready (for a reasonable $300 upgrade) so I was able to shower within an hour of arriving in Sydney.

After a healthy lunch (at 9 am) I wandered around in a jet-lagged fugue for a few hours until I had to sleep. Vivid begins today and I wanted to be at Circular Quay when they turned the lights on at 6 pm.

I felt ok after a few hours of sleep, but this was short-lived, and after only a half hour or so the exhaustion and delirium hit me again. I pressed on to Circular Quay regardless, but shortly after I arrived the rain began.

I didn’t have an umbrella and at first the rain wasn’t heavy so I considered waiting it out, but then the heavens opened and the rain became torrential. The crowds had formed by then and people started running for shelter 🙂

I snapped a quick photo of the Opera House (about half an hour before Vivid began) and rushed back to the hotel. I’ll see Vivid tomorrow!

There’s the bingo card I made for this trip. There’ll be prizes if I complete three or more lines. Surely that will be easy…?