Welcome to 2009! I hope everyone had a fun New Year's Eve celebration and is ready for whatever 2009 has to bring. On a big scale, change is coming to the White House in the US and hopefully things can begin to improve in the states regarding the economy, unemployment and morale. My New Year's Eve rang in as expected. Carsten and I had dinner with our friends Gary and Klaus. We went to Dillinger's Chicago Bar and Grill. Yes, you read that correctly, we went to a "Chicago" restaurant in Munich. It was the best bloody burger I have had and the weiß beers were going down smooth. After dinner we made our way to Olympiapark to watch the fireworks. This was my third New Year's Eve in Germany and my first in Munich. All three have been filled with fireworks and let me say, it is quite the spectacle. On the 4th of July in the US, towns will put on firework shows and it is typically a disappointment. However, it appears that here in Germany it is the individual people and not the town who put on the fireworks and apparently no firework is illegal here. So picture hundreds of thousands of people, most have likely been drinking, lighting fireworks. One word people... ARMAGEDDON!!! To see what I mean, check out our pictures from the night by clicking here. Or a video of what it is like in one of the neighborhoods within Munich.
It was a great time with good food, lots of fireworks, too much champagne and great company. Plus, once I finally got home (4am) I called Alica and was able to catch up on our holidays. By 6am I was in bed. I tried to stay awake until 7am, when it would be midnight in Chicago/Wisconsin, but was unable to make it that late. Maybe next year :)
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