Planning a Millennium Getaway
According to the Greenwich Royal Observatory in England — the official
timekeeper of the world — the first populated place that will experience the
new millennium will be near the Chatham Islands of New Zealand. The first place
on the globe to truly experience the new millennium before anyone else, however,
will be near Balleny Island in Antarctica.
Around the world, famous tourist attractions are filling up with reservations
for millennium parties and celebrations. People from all parts of the world are
looking to travel to such places as:
France and England have both erected giant clocks counting down to January 1,
2000. The clock in England is located in Greenwich; the clock in France is atop
the Eiffel Tower.
England is
planning to reconstruct the sailing of the Mayflower 2000 — based on
the famous ship that brought the Pilgrims to America. Several ships will sail
from England to the United States, reaching ports in Boston and other
destinations all around the world.
World-famous Times Square in New York will be one of the most densely
populated places in the world. While many landmark hotels are already booked
with private parties, the Empire State building will be open to the public.
Hotels near other popular American tourist attractions are filling up just as
quickly, including Walt Disney World in Florida, San Francisco Bay, and the
casinos of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Members of The Millennium Society, a nonprofit organization in Washington,
D.C., are planning to sail on the Queen Elizabeth II to the Pyramid of
Cheops in Egypt for a World Millennium Charity Ball.
A travel agency in Japan is planning a ship cruise from Japan to Hawaii that
will cross the International Date Line at the stroke of midnight on December 31,
1999. Because the ship will be traveling eastward, cruise passengers will get to
experience the arrival of the new millennium more than once.
Brazil is planning a grand-scale beach party in Rio de Janeiro. North Cape in
Norway will host New Year’s Eve music celebrations, and the citizens of
Iceland will light great bonfires to celebrate the arrival of the new
millennium.
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