Denmark Day 12

Sunday, December 31, 2006

Day 12: Happy New Year everybody! Man what an amazing experience here in Copenhagen. It will be hard to put into words but I'll give it a go. We didn't do much during the day, but it sun set around 4. 5:30ish we start hearing fireworks go off, it sounds like the city is at war! Huge explosion sounds, but no dazzle in the sky, which was kinda odd. We wandered around for 30 minutes and decided to come back inside since we couldn't see anything. About 15 min til 9 the sound really picks up. I mean it is just astounding, I've never heard anything like it, so we decide to go out on another adventure. This time we decided to make the 30 min trek to the major square in town to celebrate. On our way we did see a couple fireworks go off in the air. When we got to the square, we saw probably the most retarded people I've ever seen. The were firing fireworks off at the ground, which just screaming until they hit people in the feet or they jumped out of the way. The amazing thing was nobody cared and just kept walking! It was absolutely incredible. There would have been at least 10 law suits in the States. The same group, who looked Middle Eastern (they like blowing stuff up right?) also fired mortar type fireworks at the ground that were making the ridiculously loud noises with little razzle dazzle. There were also fireworks that detonated no more than 5 feet off the ground. Pretty intense! We watched them til around 10, then went into a hotel bar for New Year's drinks cuz it was soo cold outside. We sought refuge in the bar til 11:30 ish when we noticed the square which was relatively empty when we got there almost filled to the brink. There must have been well over 3,000 people there. We got in a group of about 300 on the side of the street and just started watching an awesome display. Trouble is, there is no official display by official or anything, it is just a bunch of maniacs with thousands of dollars of fireworks having a good time. Probably drunk too. One firework exploded right in front of Emily's face and singed probably 20 people. Another two fireworks went off within 2 feet of where we were standing. Incredible experience. On a side note, this marks the 3rd time in 5 years I've been hit with a firework on New Year's Eve. So I know that didn't do the atmosphere any justice, but it was simply too incredible to capture with words. This has been the best New Year's Eve I've ever experienced, and it will be hard to top it. It was just amazing. Simply amazing. Today was also the last day of the trip, we fly out early tomorrow morning. I'm thinking about doing a summary entry of my entire experience tomorrow when I get home, but that would probably be the last entry for awhile as nothing else I do is really interesting enough to write down. hehe. I appreciate anyone who read these.