That night, on the Crystal Serenity cruise ship, I kept waking up.

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At night Baku is ablaze with amazing lights - not least from the Eurovision venue, The Crystal Hall, which is living up to its name and shining into the night sky like a beacon by the Caspian Sea.

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If you go out at night, you can always find at some meaningful party a crystal-eyed, reticent Swiss named Lorenz Helbling.

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Today the Crystal Serenity is motoring toward Barcelona, having slipped last night through the Straits of Gibraltar.

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Though comprised of little more than milk, eggs, sugar, leftover bread and a bit of jam, it holds its own as easily at a silver-and-crystal-laden gala as in the kitchen on Sunday night.

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Lady Gaga performed in Times Square on Saturday night and she was the mayor's special guest, helping him push the Waterford crystal button at 11:59 p.m. that signals the descent of the New Year's Eve ball.

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To mark the switchover the Crystal Palace transmitter, in south London, will be lit up on Wednesday night with 200, 000 watts of energy efficient lighting at a ceremony attended by Sir David Attenborough and DJ Chris Evans.

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Crystal clear, and colorful, even -- the typically harsh streetlamps mixed nicely with the night sky to yield this scene.

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