Taryn's Adventures

This blog is to capture our wonderful memories of our travels abroad - Boston (19 June 2012 - 15 June 2013), London (29 September 2013 - 5 July 2014) and Oxford (1 October 2015 - Current). A tale of two South Africans living abroad... a poet/husband/advisor/eternal optimist studying political Theory at Oxford University, wanting to better the world, and me, a third generation Chinese South African who is the Executive Director of READ to RISE and children's book illustrator.

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Chinese New Year - Year of the Horse - Celebrations in London

Apparently, the Chinese New Year celebrations in London is the biggest outside of China, so it was was nice to be in London for this. Today, Trafalgar Square was packed with people.

At 12pm festivities began. There was a large stage. After some speeches, we watched the Flying Lion Dance. This was the first that I've seen - a lion dance jumping on stilts! Wow, amazing.