全球十大迎新胜地火热出炉
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看腻了迎新晚会和烟花表演这些一成不变的新年庆祝方式？有没有想过去某个地方辞旧迎新呢？2008新年来临之际，雅虎旅游网站评出了全球十大迎新胜地。
素有“世界派对之都”之称的拉斯维加斯位列榜首。人们可以在这里尽情狂欢、欣赏烟花。赌场表演厅更会异常火爆，魔术大师大卫•科波菲尔和著名乐队“杜比兄弟”将在此献艺。夜总会同样星光熠熠，派对女郎帕丽斯•希尔顿及“小甜甜”布兰妮的前夫凯文•费德林等名流都将在此露面。
纽约排名第二。每逢新年之夜，成千上万的人们涌入时代广场参加新年夜倒数活动。这项自1906年开始的传统一直是全球最瞩目的新年活动。人们在时代广场上观看著名的水晶球从氖灯照亮的楼顶徐徐落下。
当然，人们不会错过波士顿众多的庆祝活动和奥兰多迪斯尼世界的迎新活动。超过40项庆祝活动将在波士顿举行，其中包括“家庭同乐日”、冰雕展览和烟花汇演等。
“浪漫”向来是法国最不缺少的元素。“浪漫之都”巴黎位列第五。带着香槟加入香榭丽舍大街上的狂欢人群，欣赏华美的艾菲尔铁塔都是赏心乐事。
排在第六、七、八位的分别是墨西哥的坎昆岛、美国迈阿密和夏威夷的火奴鲁鲁。坎昆岛灿烂的阳光和欢乐的歌舞令人心驰神往。对于想度过一个温暖新年的人们而言，这三地都是不错的选择。
菲律宾首都马尼拉和澳大利亚的悉尼分列第九、十位。新年之夜，马尼拉的烟花爆竹会从傍晚持续至午夜。当地人相信爆竹能趋吉避凶。而悉尼则会在盛大的烟花表演中迎来新年。（沈珺）
Top 10 destinations for New Year's Eve
Fed up with sitting on the couch to watch the New Year's Eve ball in New York's Times Square drop on the stroke of midnight on Dec. 31 or the Sydney Harbour Bridge explode in fireworks?
Yahoo Travel has come up with a list of the top 10 New Year's Ever destinations based on hotel searches on its Web site by people who want to hit the road to ring in 2008.
Here is Yahoo Travel's list of the top 10 most popular New Years Eve destinations:
1. Las Vegas, USA
Las Vegas bills itself as the world's party capital and on New Year's it hold back no stops. With The Strip filled with revelers, fireworks explode over the hotels and the casinos are packed. The showrooms are filled with entertainers including magician David Copperfield and The Doobie Brothers while nightclubs are hosting a list of celebrities such as Paris and Nicky Hilton and Britney Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline.
2. New York, USA
On New Year's Eve, hundreds of thousands of revelers crowd Times Square for the famous ball drop from the top of one of the neon-lit buildings which has been a tradition dating back to 1906. Get there early -- and don't expect to be able to leave until the party really is over.
3. Boston, USA
First Night 2008 offers a list of events with New Year's Eve activities taking place from 1pm to midnight on Monday, Dec 31 at over 40 indoor and outdoor venues. Popular attractions include a Family Festival at the Hynes Convention Center, gigantic ice sculptures, a fireworks display, and a Mardi-Gras style procession that sweeps through the streets of Boston.
4. Orlando, USA
Trust Walt Disney not to miss a party. The Walt Disney World Resort rings in 2008 with street parties, longer hours and fireworks galore.
5. Paris, France
Pack a bottle of champagne and some plastic champagne flutes to join the crowds along the Champs Elysees from where you can get a good view of the Eiffel Tower as it explodes in light at the stroke of midnight while other fireworks explode around the city.
6. Cancun, Mexico
For people who love sun, dancing and a lively crowd, Cancun is billed as a top destination for New Year's Eve.
7. Miami, USA
As Miami grows in popularity as a vacation destination, it is becoming a party city at all times of year. A major benefit is the weather outside can be as warm as the party inside.
8. Honolulu, Hawaii
Enjoy a warm celebration in Honolulu where most hotels host big parties.
9. Manila, Philippines
Manila ushers in the New Year with a bang, quite literally, and with parties everywhere. Firecrackers and fireworks begin on New Year's Eve and continue over midnight with the noise, based on Chinese belief, supposed to drive off evil spirits and bring in good luck.
10. Sydney, Australia
New Year's Eve on Sydney Harbour is a spectacular event with boats galore out on the water and crowds holding picnics around the water waiting for the 12 minutes of intense fireworks at midnight. This year audiences will get a display involving 30,000 effects, six barges located across the harbour, eight City buildings and, of course, the famous arches and roadways of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
