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Light Up Night

Pittsburgh tadi malam cukup dingin, sekitar 30an F. Untunglah perbekalan saya cukup lengkap. Heavy coat, scarf, sarung tangan, dan kupluk menemani saya untuk melihat "Light Up The Night", event tahunan di kota ini, ketika lampu-lampu natal di downtown mulai dinyalakan.

Downtown Pittsburgh yang biasanya suram dan berkesan tidak terlalu aman di malam hari tadi malam berubah total. Lampu-lampu natal menghangatkan suasana. Orang-orang berseliweran. Kulit putih, hitam, dan tak ketinggalan wajah-wajah Asia berbaur menyemarakkan suasana yang meriah karena terang lampu-lampu yang mempercantik kota.



Kami telat satu jam dari rencana semula (ngaret, lagi-lagi ngaret). Jam 7.30, kami baru sampai di Golden Palace Buffet untuk mengisi perut sebelum berjalan-jalan mengitari Downtown. Padahal rencananya pukul 9 kami sudah harus sampai di Point Park untuk menikmati fireworks. Untunglah, tak seperti biasanya makanan segera tersaji. Setelah berputar-putar menikmati keramaian yang tidak biasa ini (suer deh, downtown Pittsburgh biasanya kayak kota tua, hihihi), akhirnya sampai juga kami di Point Park.

Tepat jam 9, fireworks show dimulai. Selama 15 menit kami menikmati suguhan kembang api yang konon one of the best in US itu (kata Fenny :D). Kami yang tadinya berisik berceloteh sana sini tiba-tiba ternganga dan terdiam, menikmati khayalan masing-masing. Gimana nggak mau ngayal coba, keren-keren banget :D, apalagi waktu ada yang bentuk hati berwarna pink, yang membuat sebagian dari kami, cewek-cewek, termehek-mehek, hihihi.

Dengan perpaduan antara dinginnya winter, suasana natal, dan sajian kembang api yang menarik, rasanya memang tadi malam adalah event yang tepat untuk mengkhayal, sekaligus menyesali diri menjadi jomblo di suasana yang romantis itu, hahaha. Damn :p!!

Pittsburgh oh Pittsburgh, saya mulai menganggap kota ini rumah ke-empat setelah Jogja, Bandung, dan Jakarta. Namun tak bisa dihindari juga, suasana dan antusiasme menjelang Natal tadi malam membuat saya kangen pada keluarga dan teman-teman di ketiga kota itu.

Karena tidak berbekal kamera yang cukup ok untuk memotret di malam hari, foto-foto yang lain menyusul, menunggu upload dari kamera teman, hehehe.

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@beradadisini said…
hwah, indah yaaaa :)

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