As a multi-cultural capital city, London celebrates most of
the world’s great events, some of them brilliantly, some of them not so
brilliantly. I think Chinese New Year might
be one of those which didn’t leave a great first impression but may be worth a
second chance.
I've not written it off completely as I think we learnt a lesson in the need
for more careful planning today. Arriving
after the parade from Chinatown and leaving before the fireworks in Trafalgar
Square (blaming today’s arctic temperatures) might not have helped see the day’s
highlights.
What we did manage was a seeing a dancing Chinese dragon, London
Mayor Boris Johnson painting the dragon's eye, and a visit to Chinatown. I’m afraid the
rest of the day involved hot chocolate, tea and cake, which were definitely enjoyed
but not exactly planned.
If you made a visit and there were some highlights worth
visiting, please let me know. There’s
always next year!
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