View From A Tall Dude: 2011 New Year's Eve in Madrid

Oriented at the exact center of not just Madrid but the entire country of Spain, Plaza del Sol plays host to the main New Year's Eve celebration. In Madrid, citizens show up with a bag of twelve grapes to listen to the clock tower bells ring. Eating one grape for each chime means a year of good luck. It also is cause for some bizarre silence at the stroke of midnight, followed by exuberant cheering.

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¡Feliz año!

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[johnsrus]

@niveusnimbus Surprisingly no. About five minutes after the bells rung two or three mid-sized fireworks went off, but I"m pretty sure they were set by civilians.

[niveusnimbus]

were there any fireworks in madrid town center???