My plan before was going to New York City for the new year's eve. But due to irrational US Air ticket price from Phoenix to New York, I decided to stay in Tempe. One of my colleague here told me that attraction in Tempe for new year's eve actually is not really bad. In fact it's considered one of the best along with the one in Time Square New York.
The new year's eve celebration in Tempe is called Insight Bowl Block Party. Yep, there's a bowl (post season American football game) before the party. This year the participants in Insight Bowl is Oklahoma State and Indiana State. Did I come to the game ? Of course not. First, although I like American football and want to come but both of the teams is not my favorite. Second, my local colleague and I have plan to visit some mine sites outside the city.
The last day of the year, the working time in my company Tempe's office was until mid day. So one of my colleague here asked me if I want to come with him to visit some mine sites and taking picture. Definitely, I said yes. So we went to the town named Miami. Not Miami, FL but Miami, AZ. Along the way we also visited town called Superior.
This town was the set of a movie "U Turn". I've seen this movie before but didn't remember at all about this place. Maybe because in the movie the town was told in the middle of nowhere. It is in the middle of nowhere.
At night, I visited this Insight Bowl Block Party. I got lucky because when I was there, I was kind a starving and it seems all the restaurant in Mills Avenue is packed with people. So I went to the restaurant that I often visit and managed to get myself a table and even so, they also gave me my usual menu which they didn't serve that night (That's what I call SERVICE).
After dinner and everything, I walked on the Mills Ave where the celebration happen. A LOT OF PEOPLE. My impression was that US people are not much different than Indonesian in term of celebrating new year.
Enjoy the pictures below :) and complete pictures can be seen here
