Tribute To China!

Guys from Hong Kong, like our family, are spoiled by the various multi-millions dollars spectacular firework shows throughout the year, Chinese New Year, 1st of July and 1st of October, etc. As Victoria Harbor, the water between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula, is surrounded by high rises buildings and anywhere you stand along both sides of the water, you would not be more than 5km away from the firework, and therefore, the fireworks can easily cover the whole universe above your head, and you can not only see, but hear so clearly and smell them as well. Please do forgive me if I am in anyway undermining the fireworks shows in Vancouver during the summer July time. In order to spread the event into 4 days, the fireworks become even smaller, and for a layman like me, there are very little difference, between one country and another that we can tell, be it the technology involved or the design of it. I tried reading through the official website and various newspapers in order to appreciate the hard works done by the people involved, you may also want to try doing same, very little I discover.

After said all above, together with Esther, and thank you for my Michael's courtesy of leaving behind his beloved wife at home (with dinner cooked), we headed off to Point Grey, instead of English Bay, to try out our photography skill in fireworks. When we were driving there by 8:00pm, it was raining, and at one point it was rather heavy. We arrived there and started setting up our cameras, etc., the rain stopped. We set there and chitchatted for about an hour, and people and families start gathering around (actually behind) us, the show started sharply at 10:00pm. Below are a few photos for your enjoyment.

Vancouver: The night is still young!

Typical fireworks ... keep in mind we are quite far away and I needed to zoom-in in order to take above picture.

I somehow like this one as it seems to me Ladies in pink are dancing in the sky ... ...!