from campfires by the beach to exploring the citys nightlife or taking to the streets to rejoice with gay abandon vizagites revelled in new years eve celebrations with much fervour and gusto with fireworks confetti and the sound of trumpet filling the air on a chilly evening heres how the city kicked off the celebrations for 2019 new years eve falling on a monday did not seem to deter vizagites from going out there and celebrating the occasion with gusto last minute cake and booze shopping saw the citys liquor shops and bakeries filled to the brim with some shops even asking their shoppers to form a queue to the cashiers till in lieu of crowd control the streets were filled with young and old dressed in their best wanting to let their hair down who cares if its a monday new years eve is meant for partying and thats what im going to do said jairam n a photographer heading to a soiree at a star hotel in the city with his friends with new breweries driveins and cafes in the city popping up last year many just found more places to join the celebrations with the sound of music and revelry filling the air late into the night while some decided to end the last day of 2018 in the lap of nature by going on treks or stargazing others headed to various beaches in the city building their own campfires anil kumar a graphic designer from the city headed to sagar nagar beach this year for a campfire my friends and i wanted to do something intimate and tranquil this year so we brought along our own food and booze and decided to ring in the new year by the sea breeze even if it is a tad bit too cold we also brought a designated driver to drive us back home of course he said mixing drinks for his friends by turning the back of his car into an impromptu bar the rk beach stretch on the other hand was cordoned off for motorists like every year with families opting to walk down the beach stretch the traffic police kept the city safe by conducting random breath checks for alcohol from early evening till late into the night letting those cleared go with a cheery happy new year some eateries and popup shops selling biryani remained open late into the night for the hungry revellers to snake in after the clock strikes midnight but the real party of course was on the streets with many wishing strangers the best for next year with gay abandon a student from the city shivani s said that it has become a ritual of sorts for her and her friends to celebrate the end of the year like this every year we bring the party to the streets like many others do we head to the beach or find a nice spot somewhere in the city to cut cake burst