2 posts tagged “chinese new year”

Welcome to the Year of the Rat!

The great Chinese New Year Parade and celebrations took over central London yesterday all day and I popped over in the morning to soak in the sights, sounds and smells of one of my favourite London traditions. It was a quick spin as there were so many people and because I am trying to stay away from the reportage-genre after doing it all last year. A girl needs some yellow photos though, so this is what I saw yesterday:

Things were in full swing when I arrived to Trafalgar Square, but I was lucky and managed to squeeze into a nice little photo spot by the National Portrait Gallery and catch a glimpse of the celebrations. What great fun these girls were having. :)

I've come to take a few photos of other photographers now.
Maybe it's about some internal commentary and/or irony, who knows.
I just find it fascinating to observe what others see in the same place as me.
Although I wonder if they see me in similarly silly manner as I saw him yesterday... ;)

My favourite photo from yesterday.
Yes, it's in black&white. I need to practise my eye and conversions...
but also this scene works so much better in this way.
Kids these days, eh? ;)

... or well, who am I to talk about kids these days...
It was quite funny to see this lady to have a donut with all the other gorgeous stuff available to eat.

And yes, there was ONE yellow photo taken yesterday.
I got a bit distracted you see... ;) But one is better than nothing when it's this funny, right?
I thought this to be quite appropriate considering what we were celebrating.

Can I change my mind? Maybe this my favourite photo from yesterday after all...
I can't decide. I love this little girl all pretty in pink and look at her fab her balloon.
Very very cute. :)

So, Mission Yellow continues...

Happy Chinese New Year!

London has been celebrating in style, and I think with more people than ever today to bring in the Year of the Pig. I went to enjoy the sights, scents and crush of people today in London's China Town and West End. This is what I saw:





There were a LOT of people, did I say?
Everyone and everything was decked in decorations today, including the vegetable stands.





I tell you, it all smelled and looked so good!




The fireworks and those little bendy dragons were doing good business today.
Last year they did these glittery dogs (for the year of the dog, of course),
but I couldn't find any nice piggy ones this year to buy as a souvenier.

These dragons were really gorgeous though:



Dragons were all the craze today anyways.
The dragon dancers were doing their rounds in the China Town and were much expected by the small...




and the not so small! :-D



Everyone was trying to find the perfect spot to see the festivities:



Although some were not that fussed to be honest!





There were also other things for kids to do...



like climbing or...


... just being musical while dad doesn't notice! :-D

So, to bring in a lucky new year open your windows, turn the lights on at night and eat something sweet!



Gung hei fat choi!