On the second day of Vivid, we (Lily, Janet, A. Cath, Evan, Ken, Kaylene, Marion and I) drove out to the city around 5.30pm to park in Kent Street carpark.
Walked to QVB and had dinner in the Malaysian Laksa House. After plates of Hainan Chicken, Ipoh Hor Fun, Chicken and Combination Laksas, we walked down towards Circular Quay.
Walked past the Marriot Hotel, bathed in blue light, it was one of the illuminated skyscrapers. Made our way to Customs House and watched the changing light show on this building. It was very nifty how they could fill the building with water, and let then drain it, mkae the facade look like it was crumbling before your eyes and have the building as a huge canvas with splotches of colour. There were a crowd gathered down near the quay. Almost lost the others, when Kaylene and I went for a closer look. Missed the 7pm session of the Fire on the Water.
We looked for the information tent, so we could claim out LED lighted balloons - not very lucky - didn't pull out the gold balloon or the 10 orange balloons. Then we made out way to the Opera House. Stopping along the way to take photos of the lighted scupltures and touch and play, the same as so many others. Got stopped so many times by strangers wanting to know where you could get the lighted balloon. Missed the 8pm session of Fire on the Water. Kaylene "planked" on the electric couch.
Got the the forecourt of the Opera House, just at the end of the "Toaster" building. Didn't go any further. Took some photos, and then headed back around the quay to the MCA side of the harbour. Saw the Jellights, passed the Overseas Passenger Terminal on the roadside and got there in time to see the 9pm session. Set to Katy Perry's "Firework" it was 4 mins of flames on water. Very warm, but over too quickly.
Then we headed into The Rocks quarter. The markets had finished and were packing up, saw the laser crayon? in action, saw the "Flower" stilt girls getting into costume through a shop window - looked like hard work.
There were still some jewellery stalls displaying their wares. Walked to the "Moon" display - used the toilet in the building and then took photos with the "Flower" stilt girls who conversed in a weird "flower" talk. Kaylene picked it up very quickly. It became our way of letting the others know where we were.
Out to the other end of the street, Lowenbrau end. They had food stalls on this street - Korean, Japanese. But we had eaten and so no tasting. Walked back down to the MCA building and checked out the other light installations. There was a line up to "paint" the MCA - so we didn't do that. A.L.F was not very co-operative and just emitted a blue light.One of the bicycles was out of order, but Kaylene cycled her heart out to light up her light tube.
Was lucky enough to have a train come past to see the lights go on under the train tracks as we were walking back up George St back to the car.
