Yes, I thought so too -- maybe they were designed more for TV than
spectators? For example, all the stuff on the river wouldn't have been
visible to anyone who wasn't right on the bank, but was great on TV.

They were certainly "low level" ones, and did look impressive on the Beeb -
though perhaps not quite as impressive as last years, which I remember
thinking were spectacular. Unless my few shandy's had impaired my thinking!
I have only bee in in central London for new years once, pre
Millenium... never again!

Best Wishes,
LEWIS