Belated Pre-New Year Post

New Year Celebrations

Most of what I can recall as per new year celebrations are nights spent glued to CNN watching the New Year creep across the world.

It usually started with Sydney were they always have huge fireworks on the Harbour Bridge, then progressed very quickly to Asia with Japan being the focal point and then on to Europe with the celebrations in Germany, the Big Ben ringing in the new year in London and the Hogamanay in Edinburgh and finally to my personal best, the ball dropping and huge party in Times Square, NY. The NY show came on about 5a.m. Lagos time and so often signalled the end of the night for me.

However, the memory of the ball dropping in Times Square often stayed with me long after the night was over. So, In 2004, I decided that the the ball dropping in Times square was a sight worth seeing during my lifetime and managed to convince my other half . So we bought our tickets and paid for an overpriced hotelroom on 6th Avenue (which we thought was close enough).

However, delayed flights and post 911 security requirements scuttled our plans and we ended up listening to the countdown from nearby streets without even a mere glimpse of the ball. After 30 mins of cheering with fellow revellers on the streets of NY, we returned to our hotel room to watch the replay on TV…..couldn’t break tradition!!!!