Last year I was fortunate to be in New York City during the Fourth of July weekend and able to watch the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Display from the Brooklyn promenade looking at the Lower Manhattan skyline.
My husband, and I and friends gathered early in the evening in order to get a good viewing point. You can see one of the Macy's fireworks barges in the East River preparing for the show. This year will be the 40th anniversary of the annual fireworks display.
As the evening progressed more and more people arrived and passed through security to line up along the fences. There was a definite air of happy anticipation in the air!
The fireworks would not be shot off until the sky was dark, so we waited and waited. My husband used to work in a building along the lower Manhattan East River shore so we would go into his office to watch the fireworks in the past. Click here to see an older post about that.
The buildings of the city skyline began to glow with their interior lights and we knew the show was about to begin. One of my friends brought a radio so we could hear the announcers and music of the Macy's show. It began with the Star Spangled Banner and then......
Boom! Boom! Boom!
It was a fun sight to see everyone holding up their cell phones cameras to record the fireworks!
There were many barges in the East River shooting off fireworks of all kinds but I was only able to get a good view of the one directly in front of me. The view on TV is much more coordinated to give a better over view of the entire display....
...but it was still very exciting to be there in person to enjoy the show!
The crowd said "Oh!" and "Ah!" and kept clicking their cell phones.
It definitely was a sight to see!
May your 4th of July celebration be a happy and safe one!
Happy 240th birthday to the USA!
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