Fun with last year's new words and hope for the new year

Happy New Year!

Peter and I would like to wish all the readers of WTIOC a peaceful, prosperous, healthy 2017.

Happy New Year!

All together now!

This is a tradition in Vienna, where the audience has a jolly good time welcoming the new year, seen here cooperating with the great Zubin Mehta:

Happy New Year! UPDATE

Peter and I would like to wish all our WTIOC friends an excellent 2015. This wasn't the happiest year for some, but there are always fresh hopes when a new year starts... Much love to all of you!

UPDATE

Oops! I forgot the champagne!

Time to party!

Another year gone... Out with the old, in with the new!

These fireworks were a lovely welcome to the new year in Melbourne:

Let the party begin! Happy 2014, my very dear friends!

A fun start

Let's start the new year with some fun stuff. We start with a challenge:

How many squares can you find in this picture? This puzzle has more than 250 thousand guesses on Facebook.

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Mrsgunka sent me a nice link to the site of a Swiss student where there are some geeky things. But there's a fun thingie that calculates how many days old you are and the day of the week you were born.

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT

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Who could this be?

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Which one are you?

Finally, some interesting pictures:

Happy New Year!

Peter and I would like to wish you a wonderful 2013!

Happy New Year!

Wishing all readers a fantastic 2012! Thank you for your contributions and for making this blog a very welcoming, friendly place.