Sydney is preparing for the most spectacular New Year's Eve fireworks!

Sydney is preparing for the most spectacular New Year's Eve fireworks!

Sydney, Australien - In Sydney, preparations for the spectacular New Year's Eve fireworks are in full swing. Already in the morning thousands of onlookers in the harbor district, around the famous Harbor Bridge and the Opera House, secured the best places, equipped with picnic blankets and tents. Because of the summer weather, the Royal Botanic Gardens and the area around the Opera House are particularly coveted, such as "https://www.oe24.at/welt/Sydney-berit-sich-auf-mega-new annual fireworks-vor/618960566"> oe24.at . At midnight (2:00 p.m. CET), an impressive fireworks with nine tons of pyrotechnics will illuminate the sky and ignited at 264 different places. The show takes at least 20 minutes and promises to ensure breathtaking effects with drones and floating platforms.

While Sydney is in a festive mood, it is hailing a disappointment in the Scottish Edinburgh: the big New Year's Eve was canceled. Instead, the city administration, which had hoped for a large crowd, plans to align a quieter festival in summer, so Spiegel.de . This decision was made to avoid possible inconvenience and security risks associated with large crowds. So while Sydney is immersed in the new season with a magnificent fireworks, Edinburgh has so far been quiet and contemplative.