New Year's Eve

For New Year's Eve I spent it with my friend Ellen and her family at their home in a town called Hadsten. They had decorated their dining room with fun NYE decorations, and had a lot of little confetti bombs that we used throughout the night.

We ate dinner together and went into their backyard to set off some fireworks. Many, many families set off their own fireworks as we did, so the sky was always filled with them (as well as the noise).

At about 11 we made our way to a place called Himmelbjerget, which is one of the tallest points in Denmark (147m or about 480ft tall). We parked at the bottom of the hill, and climbed our way up in the moonlight.

Himmelbjerget in Daytime

When we made it to the top, we realized we were the only people there. We sat on the top and waited for the clock to strike midnight. Since Denmark is so flat, when you're standing on a tall point you can see out really far, so we could see fireworks from maybe 8 or 10 towns. As it got closer to midnight more people came to watch the fireworks. When the clock struck 12, we all got up and jumped off a little ledge onto the ground.

Some other people brought fireworks with them and fired them from Himmelbjerget. The fireworks from the other towns went on for maybe another half hour after midnight.

Thank you so much to Ellen's family for bringing me with them to celebrate New Year's, it was truly an unforgettable night.

I would also like to say thank you to Michael Enslow for donating to my fundraiser. I really appreciate it, you made it possible for me to celebrate the New Year in Denmark which is amazing and something I will never ever forget.

Danish Word(s) of the Day:

Godt Nytår- Happy New Year