On Sunday came the Chinese New Year celebrations in London to mark the Year of the Tiger, as expected the weather wasn’t the best, most of the time very overcast and wet.

My understanding of previous years was there was a parade with all sorts of dragons and other parade based things, however for some reason this year this wasn’t the case – despite many sites mentioning that there would be. It was disappointing that one didn’t happen this year, unless your into looking around market stalls or standing in front of a stage watching dancers there wasn’t really much else to do.

Chinese New Year 2010
The crowds of people overlooking the stage
Chinese New Year 2010
Met Police Balloons
Chinese New Year 2010
Shop sign in China Town
Chinese New Year 2010
Fireworks in Leicester Square
Chinese New Year 2010
Fireworks in Leicester Square

Chinese New Year is always a fantastic celebration, the hustle and bustle, parade, lights, lanterns and of course fireworks are a great way to celebrate it.

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