Jo looks up at the worlds tallest building.

We camped out for a good part of the day, staking out our little area for watching the NYE show. Being a public thoroughfare, the police came along and asked everyone to stand, and we dutifully obeyed. Equally, as people sat on the ground again, we joined them to add to the protest at the meaningless requests. Eventually, they gave up, when the crowd was large and the majority had their behinds on the ground.

In the end, we had certainly secured an excellent free vantage point, but perhaps we did not need to be quite so early.