Happy New Year 2008
Sorry this is 2 days’ late - but hey, at this time of writing, it is still less than 48 hours since we ushered the new year, in fact, I still can smell the fireworks burned since that midnight. The smell is so strong it seems like it’s coming from the house next door. Eh wait - it’s my neighbour burning the grass… oh well.. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008!!
Picture above is a picture taken over Oslo, Norway at the stroke of midnight.
In Norway there’s no tradition for fireworks arranged by the city. It’s too cold in January to gather downtown for the celebrations, so everyone just go out into their gardens or a nearby open spot, launch their rockets and then head back inside. The result is a view like this, with fireworks shooting up from absolutely everywhere at midnight on January 1.
