Fireworks with the Young's and our buildings lit up and the fireworks

We got a call from Kim Young on Chinese New Year's Eve. The girls and she pestered Jeff enough to go to Metro and buy some fireworks. Since it was late, he was only able to purchase big ones. We went down to their building and watched him light them off. Orla and Elizabeth played with sparklers that a local family gave them. A lot of families were lighting off fireworks around 8pm so that the little kids could see them.

After the fireworks were done, Alex, Elizabeth, Kirk and I went for a walk. It was a little chilly, but there was no wind so it wasn't bad. We walked across the street to the entrance of Century Park and took pictures of our buildings with the blue lights up top. They look really cool all lit up.

It was eerily quiet on the street. We saw maybe 3 cars go by and no pedestrians at all. It was a great calmness that allowed us to just take in the sights with no distractions. It actually would have been a good night for a run around the park.

We got home and had dinner. The fireworks continued all through the night. The kids went to sleep, they couldn't make it until midnight. When midnight came, the city lit up. There were truly spectacular fireworks being shot off. It's nothing coordinated like the October holiday fireworks. But to see all the different shows all across the city is magnificent. I think we have one of the best viewing sites in the city and am glad that we live where we do in Shanghai.

This night of the year I will always miss once we move on. I can't imagine there is anything else like it anywhere else.