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August 3, 2008
Why you need to cross the border to see fireworks
...Just back from a short trip ("the last hurrah!") to Vancouver. To watch a fireworks show.
Why?
Well, have you been disappointed by the annual fourth of July display in your town? I have. Growing up in Japan, the fireworks "shows" were something that's grand in scale. Like so big that you can admire from across a lake. When I see fireworks here, they always seem so puny comparatively! I get so annoyed when there's fireworks at a baseball field or something, and they're more loud and smokey than they're something to see.
So when I heard that there's an "international competition" being held in Vancouver, and it can be viewed from three beaches, I got excited. Moreover, China, one of the "competing" countries was presenting their show on coming (last) Wednesday! I just had to go and check it out then. Those Chinese pyrotechnicians have to know how to put on a real show, right?
Never mind that there's only three countries competing. And, "the team China" is just a company from China, whose web site presentation has something to be desired.
We rolled in just in time for the show on Wednesday, around 7, being lazy travelers we are... I was worried about getting a decent view from where we could walk from our hotel in downtown, but we got lucky and ended up being the right spot at the right time. As we walked onto the trimmed lawn of Sunset Beach Park, the first batch of shells were being launched with a distant fanfare and cheers all around.
It was a long set, lasting about half an hour? I was still a little worried that it would be a disappointment (they just wouldn't shoot 'em high enough for my taste!), but in the end, I was more than impressed and satisfied.
See for yourself on this video.
I found some stills, too.
(I love crowdsourcing. Who needs a camera when you know someone else is doing a better job?)
(oh, and the pictured above is of this big-ass pool we saw there, called Kits Pool. Biggest ever lap pool we ever saw. We also had the tastiest apple pie ever on this trip at this shop. Lots of superlatives on this trip, you see.)
Posted by Akira at August 3, 2008 1:22 AM
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