Now, Ive never been a huge fan of fireworks--not because I dont think theyre pretty, but because Im not a huge fan of the immense swarms of people, nor of the traffic jams that tend to occur before and after the event. (I know I sound like a ninety year old man, but hey, thats me.) So, when Javier told me that we were going to watch the fireworks with his friends--although I knew it would probably be nice--I wasnt so keen on the idea.
Of course, I went anyway.
The previous day, Javier had told me that the fireworks would take place in a stadium in the center of Medellin. I bet you can imagine my surprise, then, when we arrived at the site of an unfinished, 30-story aparment building.
It wasnt until I was handed a hard hat, and we began to ascend the scaffolding along side the building, that I began to realize what was going on.
Apparently, a number of Javier`s friends work for the company that is currently constructing the apartment building. From what I could gather, one of those friends is a site manager, and he thought it would be a good idea to watch the fireworks from the 13th story of the building (which offered an unobstructed view of the city due to the fact that the outer walls of the floor have not yet been constructed.)
What a show.
Its probably safe to say that we had among the most unique
views of the pyrotechnic display in all the city. (In Spanish, the
word for fireworks, "Juegos Pirotecnicos," translates to
"Pyrotechnic Games.")
I took some video footage of the last three minutes or so of the
display, and Javier threw it up on YouTube.
Heres the link:
(It starts off a bit slow, but the last minute or so is where its at!)
I was able to find another homemade video of the end of the event, and this video taker appears to have been at the site of the display. His clip is one minute and thirteen seconds long, and if you fast forward to approximately the 2:10 mark on my video, you can compare the same sequence of fireworks from two different viewpoints.
Oh, and about that whole "being caught in traffic" thing:
Javiers only mode of transportation is a motorcycle.
Lets just say that over these past three days, it doesnt seem as though traffic has slowed him--or me--down in the slightest.
sick dude
ReplyDeleteVideo looks great - must have been incredible live.
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