Independence Day

4th July 2006 - After watching Italy make 2 goals in the last 2 minutes of the World Cup semi-finals against Germany, my friends and I got together and waited for the darkness of night to veil the city. We had a good vantage point along the East River to watch the Macy's fireworks show, we had a patch of grass where we devoured the snacks our friends had brought along.



We were surrounded by many New York City landmarks - the Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges in the south, Roosevelt Island to our north and the emerald headquarters of the United Nations to our west. The fireworks show was spectacular and breathtaking. People oooh'd and ahh'd with each burst of color that painted the evening sky. And it wasn't just your typical splash and blotches of colorful light but smileys, boxes, hearts and even intertwined rows of light that slowly parachuted down from the sky.



If you have a high speed internet, you'd be able to enjoy the short footages I had taken of the fireworks with the Williamsburg bridge in the background. I hope you will enjoy them.