Good Friday in SYD Mar 25 2016: everything closed?
Aug 30, 2015, 9:14 am
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Good Friday in SYD Mar 25 2016: everything closed?
Good Friday in SYD Mar 25 2016
I will be visiting Sydney WE Mar 23 through FR mar 25, 2016. I noticed that Good Friday, Mar 25th is a national holiday. In general will many/most/all of the restaurants and tourist activities be closed for the day? I will be staying at the Radisson Blu Plaza in the business district downtown.
Thanks in advance for any/all replies.
I will be visiting Sydney WE Mar 23 through FR mar 25, 2016. I noticed that Good Friday, Mar 25th is a national holiday. In general will many/most/all of the restaurants and tourist activities be closed for the day? I will be staying at the Radisson Blu Plaza in the business district downtown.
Thanks in advance for any/all replies.
Aug 30, 2015, 2:20 pm
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Generally speaking - shops will be closed (as required by law). Places that provide ready to eat food e.g. Cafe's, Restaurant, Fast Food are allowed to be open, so are places that class as Entertainment. Some restaurants/cafes may charges an public holiday surcharge.
You could take the ferry across to Manly (Beach town), for lunch and an walk around the coast.
You could take the ferry across to Manly (Beach town), for lunch and an walk around the coast.
Aug 31, 2015, 12:30 am
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Tourist oriented things are mostly open (e.g. zoo and aquarium). Also note that Easter Monday is also a holiday in Australia, not just Good Friday so this is a 4-day weekend which makes it maybe the worst time to be tourist in Sydney (or best depending upon your viewpoint). The better restaurants are generally closed but you won't starve.