y celebrations at 24:00 last nigt were
not very satisfactory. Last year when the new year
started, there were suddenly many explosions
outside my window. Given that I was also confused
my beer, I thought that a war had started, so I dived for
cover. The fireworks looked spectacular. The fireworks were
just a lot of personal displays joining together
(the power of crowds), rather than a big organised
display.
Last night I was more prepared. I had a glass
of black sparkling wine that turned out to be
more red than black, ready to toast in the new year.
As you can see from the video, the fireworks
were not particularly impressive this year.
It sounds as though someone on a balcony around here
was firing an automatic weapon. I could also use
the video as a model of the big bang in the multiverse.