Fourth of July

I går var det så fjerde juli, den amerikanske Uafhængighedsdag. Det er første gang jeg har været i USA lige den dag, så det skulle selvfølgelig fejres!
Jeg havde købt øreringe med det amerikanske flag, så vi kunne være passende pyntet. Desværre havde min nieces veninde ikke huller i ørerne, så hun måtte nøjes med at fotobombe......

 Yesterday was the fourth of July, Independence Day. It was my first time in the US on this day, and needed to celebrate this!
So I bought "Stars and Stripes" earrings to make us look perfect. Unfortunately, my niece's friend didn't have ear piercings, so she had to photo-bomb instead of wearing them......

Det er en halv fridag, så en del butikker var lukket, og de, der var åbne, lukkede tidligt. De fleste mennesker var på camping. Vi tog ud til floden og hyggede, inden vi om aftenen tog hen for at se fyrværkeri. Vejene var ret så tomme på vej derhen, hvilket var virkelig mærkeligt.

It was a half day-off, and a lot of shops were closed. Those, that were open, closed early. Most people had gone camping. We went to the river and hung out, and then in the evening, we went to see firework. The roads were kind of empty when going there, which was really strange.

Fyrværkeriet var i en park. Der var absolut ingenting at læse på nettet om det, men åbenbart er det en tradition hvert år at en rig mand betaler for showet.
Da vi kom derhen, så det sådan ud. Man kunne godt komme lidt i tvivl om vi var havnet rigtigt! Men der sad også et par andre familier som ventede på det samme.

The fireworks were in a park. There is nothing to read about it on the internet, but apparently, it is a tradition every year with a rich guy paying for the show.
When we arrived, it looked like this. Made us wonder whether we got it right! But there were a few other families who were waiting for the show, too. 

Da det var ved at blive mørkt, så der sådan her ud. Det var tydeligvis en begivenhed! Der var masser af mennesker, men ikke helt proppet. Det er nok meget heldigt, at det ikke står officielt nogle steder, for hvis det havde gjort det, havde der ikke været tomme græspletter, tror jeg!

As it was getting dark, it looked like this. Obviously something happening! There were plenty of people, but not totally crowded. I guess it's good there is no official information about this, because otherwise there would have been no empty spots!

Det var totalt hyggeligt. Børn, der løb ind og ud med de der lys-stænger og stjernekastere. Familier på tæpper. Sjovt nok var der også nogle der havde taget hunde med. Jeg har ellers ikke mødt hunde som kunne lide fyrværkeri, men lige her virkede de meget rolige!

It was so nice and cozy. Children running around with light-sticks and sparklers. Families on blankets. Strangely enough, someone brought their dogs. I don't think I met dogs before who liked fireworks, but these dogs were really calm!

Fyrværkeriet startede kl. 22, og det var virkelig flot! Kæmpe raketter og mange af dem!
Der var en meget lang pause så vi blev ikke til det hele, men vi så ret meget!
Det er totalt fedt at kunne sidde på et tæppe og se fyrværkeri, faktisk. Ærgerligt, at nytår altid er om vinteren, så man ikke kan gøre lige det! (På den anden side. Nogen ville bare blive ramt af raketter som blev skudt af vandret.)

The fireworks started at 10 p.m., and it was really spectacular! Giant rockets and plenty of them!
There was kind of a long break so we didn't stay for all of it, but we saw a lot!
It was so great sitting on a blanket, watching fireworks. Too bad, New Year is always in the winter, making that bit hard! (On the other hand. Someone would just get hit by a rocket being fired horizontally.)

Da vi kom hjem, så vi næste show. Min nevø fyrede fyrværkeri af på en tom parkeringsplads. Så fint, og hyggeligt at se på. Han var MEGET stolt.
I dag er så almindelig dag. Min søster har brugt sine feriedage og skal på arbejde igen. Min mindste nevø tæller nærmest timer til hvornår jeg skal rejse hjem. Han glæder sig IKKE. Heldigvis har jeg et par dage endnu herovre....

When we got back home, we watched the next show. My nephew had some fireworks, and there was an empty parking lot close by. He was SO proud.
Today is an ordinary day. My sister spent her last day of vacation and needs to go to work again. My youngest nephew is counting the hours until my departure. He is NOT looking forward to that. Fortunately, I still have a few days left......