跨年遊行

It was another eventful day today. After lunch, I went down to the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall (孫中山紀念堂) to tour the place as I had never been there before. To my pleasant surprise, there was a big crowd there. It turned out that a Chingay-sort of parade was to be held that afternoon to farewell the old year and usher in the new year. There was a great carnival atmosphere, with huge balloons, loud music, huggable mascots, enthusiastic cheerleaders, and more. I had a whale of time taking pictures.

I later spent the evening at a friend's place, where a barbeque was being planned. The food was excellent because those who did the cooking controlled the fire well. :) I made a lot of new friends at the gathering, and also downed a number of shots of Kaoliang (高梁), which kept me warm and also made me a bit tipsy. :)