Warning: If you have a dog who has issues with fireworks, thunder, or gun shots, do not play with the sound on.
The structure to my right is the Neues Rathaus (New City Hall). Throughout the structure, sculptures depict the various kings and dukes that have led Bavaria through its long history. It was bombed during the Second World War, so the structure has been pockmarked by shrapnel. That tree with with the Christmas lights is a live fir or spruce tree.
It was very cold and very tightly crowded. Grmans and Italians were singing and dancing behind me. Champagne and beer were being consumed all around.
The fireworks were fairly close in to the crowd, and it got very smoky after a while.
Natural History 