Lausanne Fireworks at New Year's Eve

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Hey people,

Me and a bunch of friends want to watch some fireworks at Lausanne in new year's eve.

Does any of you know where people get together at midnight? What is the best place to watch fireworks?

I know that cathedral tower is lit up at midnight but I have no idea about the rest.

Thank you!

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No one spent a new year in Lausanne before?

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The cathedral lights up... but thats it.

Lausanne doesn't have New Years fireworks

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I pitly experienced it tonight. It was a shame we gave up going to Zurich and stayed in Lausanne. We learned our lesson!

Thank you for the reply!

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You're welcome. We learnt our lesson last year

Next year we're heading back to Sydney for New Years. That city knows how to throw a party!

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I think most cities outside CH now how to throw a New Years' Party.

For me, it was summed up by the SSF-DRS television coverage of the turning of the year.

For the hours leading up to midnight, there was the big, multi-national Germanic-speaking TV extravaganza that is Musikantenstadl -- then 5 mins. before midnight, it switched to a Swiss village church with an organist and a girl playing the alphorn - everyone else had forgotten to turn-up. Then it moved to a restaurant, with a few oldies dancing about a bit, and the younger ones swaying from side-to-side on their chairs, with the traditional Swiss "oom-pah" quartet playing away in the background. Ten minutes later, it went back to Austria (Musikantenstadl), and people having fun, again.

[N.B. I was subjected to this for the benefit of the wife - the London firework spectacular, was obviously an hour later].

When I questioned that this was maybe a bit staid for New Year, my wife replied that this is what the people want and are used to.

Hopefully in ZH, GE, and BE there was a bit more of a party.