What's your favorite part of the Fourth of July fireworks show? Scargosun writes about the beauty that can be found by looking down while everyone else is looking up: "The colors and the light make everything appear so ethereal. The light is never harsh like say a fluorescent bulb or beating like the sun. It is a soft glow that brightens and then fades, then replaced by another. When you couple that with the inner glow of the faces watching the show, the world seems a very different place."

Like lots of Americans, you may be thinking "backyard BBq and trek to the nearest fireworks display." It's a good plan, a classic really.