Wednesday, 02 January 2008 @ 12:39pm.

Happy New Year Everyone! I hope you enjoyed New Year’s and that the celebrations were full of good food, good fun, and good people. :)

I went to see some fireworks in downtown Melbourne. The display was pretty cool, though on a smaller scale to U.S. ones:
Melbourne Fireworks

The music was pumping at Federation Square, too:
Musical Performances at Federation Square

Here we are taking a break while walking around the city at night:
Vik and Jenny

I rarely see police in Melbourne and its outer suburbs, so it was a bit of surprise to see so many out and about on New Year’s Eve. Where did they all come from?:
Melbourne Police

I enjoyed the fireworks the most. I also liked seeing Melbourne’s diversity. I saw groups of Indian men hooting and hollering while dancing, young Japanese women in kimonos, various African groups in traditional clothing, Aussie families ooohhing and aaahhhing at the fireworks, and Eastern Europeans sharing drinks on the train (though technically this isn’t allowed). I also appreciated the fact that public transportation was totally free on New Year’s. Go Melbourne!