July 2010
The Celebration of Light is a fireworks extravaganza competition that runs in late July in Vancouver.
4 countries competed over 4 nights (Wed/Sat for 2 weeks) with displays choreographed to music. This year it was USA, Mexico, Spain and China.
http://www.celebration-of-light.com/event-information/
Now I have to say its hard to compete with the likes of the Olympic Fireworks and new years Eve Fireworks over the Harbour Bridge in Sydney. You will agree they are pretty “awesome” (Canadian speak here).
However there were plenty of new style fireworks and the OOH and AAH factor was there very night.
English Bay, Kitsalano beach and the Burrard and Granville Bridges were packed with crowds and the usual rowdy drunks that accompany such festivities. Plenty of folks camped out for hours with picnic supplies to get the best vantage points.
We wandered to a great viewing spot just a 5 minute walk from the apartment, under the Burrard Street bridge. Easy. In keeping with world sporting events, the winner was...you guessed it...Spain (Elsa will be pleased).
Woody did not have his canon camera and tripod on hand as it was too crowded but his happy snap Lumix did a respectable job of recording the event.
