New Year's Eve: 2004

Willkommen ins neuen Jahr!

What a fun night :) We had a rather lazy day with a bit of exploring Bamberg and some cooking of fajitas. Then Katie's buddy, Marc, came over and we hung out here in my room for a bit. At 11:45, we headed up to the Bambergian Cathedral for champagne and fireworks. Unlike in the U.S., fireworks in Germany tend to be unorganized. So as we were standing there on the cathedral terrasse, whoever wanted to could shoot of fireworks right around us. It was pretty neat, but we are all glad that we didn't get burned and whatnot. Then we wanted to spend the rest of the evening in a club, so we went down the hill to Haas Saele. As you might guess, there were quite a few people out celebrating and it was rather crowded. But regardless, we still had a great time dancing and chilling. We stayed at the club until around 4:30, before heading into the middle of town to get a snack of Kebap. Yumm. Then we wandered back to my room. Our whole goal was to stay awake until it was midnight back on the east coast. When we got back here, we called Katie's house to wish them a Happy New Year. Good times. Then we tried to call my mom and dad, but couldn't reach them out in California. Not as good times. Still had a great night, and soon we were all asleep. Happy New Year's to you all! So far 2005 is grand.