春节快乐！Happy New Year! This year is the year of the DRAGON!
For the past week Marie and I have watched them set up for Chinese New Year along the promenade. Unfortunately we found out you could purchase tickets to watch the parade in the spectator stands too late :(. They went on sale on the 17th and were sold out on the 17th!
Chinese New Year in Hong Kong is a HUGE event. The first night (Monday) was the parade and the second night (Tuesday) was the firework show.
Marie and I ventured out around 5:30 Monday night to find the perfect spot for the parade. I guess we missed the memo if you don't have a ticket you should find your perfect spot at noon! Downtown Kowloon and the promenade were PACKED! We could hardly walk. We only stayed for a little bit of the parade and then headed home so we could escape the crowd. We figured if we had waited till the end we would have never made it home!
The second night we decided to hide from the crowds and watch the fireworks from my parents best friend Doug's apartment. Doug lives on the 17th floor of our apartment complex and has the perfect view for firework watching! The firework show started at 7:30. Around 6:30 the harbour became packed with boats to watch the show. The show lasted 23 minutes long and cost over a million dollars! Although the parade wasn't a great success, the firework show was awesome!
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| At the red envelope tree in our apartment complex |
Chinese New Year in Hong Kong is a HUGE event. The first night (Monday) was the parade and the second night (Tuesday) was the firework show.
Marie and I ventured out around 5:30 Monday night to find the perfect spot for the parade. I guess we missed the memo if you don't have a ticket you should find your perfect spot at noon! Downtown Kowloon and the promenade were PACKED! We could hardly walk. We only stayed for a little bit of the parade and then headed home so we could escape the crowd. We figured if we had waited till the end we would have never made it home!
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