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Tonight is meant to be the biggest party Australia has ever seen.
From all accounts, last night in the city was one of the quietest since the Games began. It seems everyone is saving up. The only problem is that an estimated 1 million people will be centred around the city tonight trying to watch the fireworks - good vantage points at a premium. Through a friend's friend of a friend's friend I had my feet dangling into Sydney Harbour at private residence just a stones throw away from the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Pity the massive amount of people who used public transport to celebrate the big night - they were left to fend for themselves on the trip home.