New years eve at the German restaurant/fireworks display

So the Chinese invented the firework thing right. And they only really have one national holiday to cover Christmas, thanksgiving, 4th of July, veterans day, memorial day, MLK day . . . You get the idea. So when they celebrate the new year, they don’t really consider pacing themselves.

Dee and I went out to dinner with the kids at a German restaurant where the expats were celebrating the new year in one of the few restaurants that were open during the holiday. After dinner we enjoyed a nice cup of coffee outside in -25 degree weather to watch the Germans light off some fireworks. They did a nice job for Germans.

Then we went home and watched the fireworks from our apartment (18th floor). We spent two hours just going from window to window amazed at how an entire city skyline could be lit up in 360 degrees around the apartment for 2 hours straight. It was literally non-stop noise and lights. We took some pictures, but they were all horrible. In order to appreciate it, I think you just need to be here. So next year whenever Chinese new year is, folks are welcome to come stay for the night and watch a city try to blow itself up.


Other:
So the last thing you want to hear your son say when he walks out of your bathroom is 'boy did I have quite the pee shiver'. At that point you are only left to wonder how far up the walls the mess is . . .