At 9pm local time here in Germany, we rang in the new year with the
people of the United Arab Emirates, as it was already midnight there!
We set off firecrackers and lit sparklers with our neighbors,
and enjoyed our traditional chocolate fondue.
We were quite impressed by Königstein's celebration at midnight, which continued on well into the night. The church bells rang for a good 15 minutes and people set off tons of professional-like fireworks on every street, many of which we could see from
the comfort of our living room window!
the comfort of our living room window!