New Year, New Post

Hello everyone!

I'm back!

And I promise to keep my blog up to date from now on. Honest.

I spend New Years Eve on the Embankment, as I have the past two years and it was as awesome as ever :D

We got to London for about 1900, and met in Leicester Square. We had ordered pizza earlier in the day so it would be ready for us to collect so we could dash down to the river side and munch on it there.

I was surprised at how many people were already there at 1930 this year, last year it was empty, but it was about 2-3 people deep already by the time we turned up. Maybe we need to get there earlier next year :(

There were hardly any animations projected onto the Shell Building this year, just a few dots that looked strangely like a Windows Standard screensaver about 2300. No Boris this year :(

As midnight approached, the London Eye was illuminated and the light show got more and more complex the closer to midnight we got. It was obvious that the organisers had a tight budget this year.

The fireworks were not stingey, however. They may have been shorter this year, but they were still impressive. At one point, the sky looked like it was full of golden rain, which was beautiful. I am always impressed with the way that they launch the fireworks from the Eye, it always looked good.

The plan for after the fireworks was to stay put on the Embankment and wait for the crowds to disappear, then head towards the park. This plan worked fairly well...

Until the blizzards. I was absolutely freezing. We were planning on making bacon, but it was too cold. According to the met office, the temperature didn't fall below 0.2oC, but there must have been a very powerful wind chill factor, which we didn't feel until we left the crowd. It's amazing how warm 200,000 people can keep you :P It's the penguin effect.

So we gave up about 0300, and headed towards the station where we jumped on a train and headed home.

It was a good night, and it was a shame that it was soooo cold. We did avoid the crowds, however, which was the main aim, so I think we should do this again next year.