Remember.... Remember

The 5th of november... thats how the saying goes. And know I finally know what this saying means! Its for guy fawkes night - a day celebrating a failed attempt by an to blow up the houses of parliament. Every year for about a week before the 5th fireworks start arriving in supermarkets and specialist stalls and it is not uncommon for random bangs to be set off in the street. This is all just a build up for the big event on the 5th.

All over London bonfires and fireworks displays are organised and people come out in hordes to watch them. I was no different and as I missed last years fireworks because of the weather and (and it is #39 in the Top 100 book) I was eager to see a display this year. There were so many chose from ranging from the 4th - 6th from one end of London to the other. We chose to see the Battersea Park Fireworks which were arranged/prepared/created/choreographed? (what is the term for a display of fireworks?) by the very talented people from Disneyland. If anyone is lucky enough to have seen some fireworks at Disneyland they understand what I mean when I say - Wow!. Because of this amazing display however you had to pay £10 to see the privelege so I have an admission to make - we cheated.

For those not local to London let me explain - Battersea Park is located right on the Thames river and quite conveniently next to a bridge leading over to the Chelsea Embankment. So we decided we would just stand over on the embankment and watch the fireworks from there. We got there about half an hour early and got a good possie directly across from the park and where we waited and chatted until they started. While our possie was good to see the big ones we did miss the beginning which I heard from friends featured some fireworks on the lake. In the end they got up bright and into the sky and we ohhhh and ahhhh at the sparkly things with pretty colours.





It doesn’t matter how old you are you are never too old for some good fireworks and this display was probably the best I have ever seen. There were types I’d never seen before - and they were all so pretty. The display lasted for about half an hour and after that we were ready for dinner and drink and somewhere to warm up so we wandered back to the tube and ended up at a pub not too far from home. Gave us a chance to warm up and grab some dinner and a few drinks.

Was good to finally see some fireworks for Guy Fawkes and it wasn’t the last of them my any means. The random firework bursts continued all through Sunday and even Monday evening to brighten up my evenings. This is just another English-y thing that I’ve come to love and put in my calendar as something to look forward to next year.