Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Terrorism or Celebration?

A late night walk. Quiet. Returning home from the store. Milk. Cereal. All the necessities for the morning snack.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOOOOOOM!

It's hard to describe the feeling one gets when the buildings around them begin to explode, but I think these pictures will help:

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Our apartment lies at the heart of the city and is surrounded largely by huge office buildings. Apparently, as part of the Chinese New Year celebrations, some of the owners of these buildings have partnered to put on a breathtaking fireworks display. They do this not on Chinese New Year but in the days after. They do it every night at about 9pm for what is at least 4 days at this point. The show lasts for about 15 minutes, and is viewed well from the top of our 24-story building.

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This is how to celebrate.

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