Happy New Year!

This fireworks display was amazing!

VisitReykjavik.is states: "Traditionally, Icelanders start the evening with a festive family dinner, followed by a trip to a local bonfire (brenna) where they meet up and celebrate with neighbors. From around 22:30 to 23:35 the city streets go remarkably quiet as a whopping 90% of the nation gather around their TV sets to watch Áramótaskaup – or the annual New Year’s Eve Ridicule (a comedy show broadcast by the national television channel, sending-up the major news stories and events of the year).

At 23:30 a brilliant display of fireworks is unleashed as 200,000 people (approx. the population of Reykjavík) set off around 500 tons of fireworks. They can’t wait for midnight and start shooting ‘em up as soon as Áramótaskaup is finished! After midnight, the nightclubs and pubs remain open and the celebrations go on well into the morning."

It is now 1:40 AM, and I can still hear fireworks in the distance. I know I'll be exhausted in the morning, but I'm so glad I stayed to experience New Year's Eve in Iceland with McKelvie.Read more