Winter Wonderland II (or is it III)

Even though I wasn’t born in Canada and haven’t lived in Canada in nearly twenty-five years, I am a Canadian citizen. The Canadian in me is influencing my mood today. It is a sparkling cold winter day and I feel positively jubilant.

Last night we watched fantastic fireworks over Luebeck. We have no idea of the who-or-why of this celebration, but they were the best fireworks I’ve ever seen. And they went on for fifteen minutes or more, so they must have been very expensive.

Could it be that the city decided to save the fireworks of New Year’s Eve (we didn’t see anything then, but we presumed it was because of the clouds and rain) and waited instead until the first clear night to set them off? Or, another thought, maybe the city decided to wait until the winter sales started and picked up the show really cheap.

Or, maybe they were left over from last summer’s World Cup, when everyone was hoping the German team would win. They obviously couldn’t set off the fireworks when the Germans lost in the semi-finals and won third place. They could hardly set off the fireworks after the finals: Italy’s win was not one of those “may the best team win” sorts of wins.

Whatever the reason for the fireworks… thank you, they were a joy to see.