Australia, Asia first to welcome 2008

by ryan | December 31, 2007 at 02:26 pm | 1132 views | 13 comments

As North America revs up for New Years parties other parts of the world are already revving down.

Millions of revellers rang in the new year with fireworks and parties stretching into the wee hours of 2008, while billions more wait for the clock to strike midnight.

In Sydney, Australia, crowds packed the streets as fireworks showered the city's iconic Harbour Bridge in the annual display.

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uncultured

at 14:29 on December 31st, 2007

good stuff:

Ryan, yeah, I am flagging this as good stuff and its already 2008 here in Bangladesh :-) Happy New Year!

Canberran

at 16:18 on December 31st, 2007

Fireworks light up the sky over Canberra City 8 seconds into the New Year of 2008. The display lasted for 9 minutes. Unlike what was reported about the Sydney event, I had no trouble finding a clear view of the fireworks.

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Belfast Boy

at 16:41 on December 31st, 2007

Fireworks in the back yard to kick off a New Year's Eve dinner party with friends in UK.

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BigT

at 17:10 on December 31st, 2007

good stuff:

I'm going to smoke a Fuente and drink some Turkey to ring in this New Year.

Happy New Year everyone!

DocMultimedia

at 19:09 on December 31st, 2007

This shot is on the historic downtown mall at the heart of Charlottesville, Virginia. The First Night Virginia event will be going on throughout the evening.

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sharyneast

at 19:14 on December 31st, 2007

Wollongong welcomed the new year with a spectacular fireworks display over Flagstaff Hill.

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bemaia

at 19:22 on December 31st, 2007

10 minutes of fireworks in Yarra River party

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jilagan

at 19:34 on December 31st, 2007

New Year's Eve from Metro Manila Philippines

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BrightonStudio

at 20:16 on December 31st, 2007

Fireworks over Brighton-le-Sands (Sydney, AU) to welcome in 2008

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april418

at 22:49 on December 31st, 2007

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filipy

at 23:48 on December 31st, 2007

Lots of people wait near Taipei 101 for New Years eve fireworks. And it was amazing to see lots of fireworks shot from building like a fireworks tree.

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jiro902

at 01:15 on January 1st, 2008

Happy New Year!!

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jiro902

at 01:17 on January 1st, 2008

:) It's beautyful fireworks in Taipei 1o1