Monday night was Bonfire Night, in rememberance of the Gunpowder Plot, an attempt to blow up Parliament in 1605.
Now I know the photo's not great, but the glowing blob in the middle is the bonfire. It's about 200 metres away. The tiny blobs to the right are people and a tractor. After half an hour of watching the Bonfire, there was a nice fireworks display.
Unfortunately, the fire was too far away for us to receive the benefit of any warm. A shame, really, because my feet, hands and face were numb from the cold. I had 4 layers of clothing on! You'll be pleased to know that EVEN Maeva, the Canadian, who's been telling me that "It's not that bad here; Canada gets down to -40C in the winter", was cold!
I suggested that indoor entertainment would possibly be more appropriate for this time of year, but...
There were various fireworks explosions until about midnight, as anyone can buy fireworks here. We, from the regulated colonies, carefully chose an official event for the evening. There were a lot of people there. I felt that most of them were underdressed given the Arctic wind blowing up from the river...
Emma and flatmates "sensibly" dressed.
4 comments:
Given that you mentioned the arctic wind... it would be getting a little chilly now heading into winter wouldn't it :P. Better rug up!
Hey E1, your travels sounds so exciting....but how is Uni going? I sent an email last week not sure whether you can get your email from over there. Let's know if your address has changed. We miss you heaps.
Luv Wendy and Rhiannon
Are the dogs still sane over there because of the fireworks? Have you seen the themes of 2008 for the National Folk Festival in March?
Oh... by the way... saw this on youtube. Thought you might find it interesting (if you hadn't already seen it).
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=H5MLNMgpywk
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