Our new year´s eve celebrations started on our terrace with Nana and Bobbie and of course with a chilled glass of champs!
The annual discussion, ´What shall we do this New Year´s Eve?´was not necessary, as we had an invitation to the largest New Year´s Eve party´s in the world ....
... Copacabana Beach Party!
The slightly wet night didn´t dampen our spirits...
.... especially when we were with our new friends Krishna and Richard,
It was an amazing night, with around 2 million people on the beach, mostly wearing white, symbolising new beginnings and a lucky year ahead and with an extraordinary fireworks display... plenty of ´ooohhh and ahhhhhhhhs!´
Another cariocan tradition is to jump 7 waves and make a wish. Most people participated in this, unlike Rob, Richard and Brent who decided to strip off and go for a proper dip instead! Leaving the girls to dance on the beach to the thumping music ...
While in Jardim Botanico, Nana and Bobbie enjoyed seeing in the start of the new year with a spectacular fireworks display around the Lagoa, with the company of their two excited, sleepy grandchildren ...
For us the celebrations continued well into the early hours of New Year´s Day.
We never did find out where Rob acquired his special hat from ....
