I (Jason) would like to be able to say "Christmas Cheer," but for more reasons than one, the holiday decorations and festivities here don't quite exude that. (Some aren't Christmasy at all -- in the deep or the familiar sense. And some -- like those in the Harrods window displays -- are more bizarre than they are cheery.) Since the Brits don't observe Thanksgiving, their holiday cycle shifts immediately from Halloween to Christmas. So there's lots to see already. As Erinn says in her post below, we recently took an evening stroll from Piccadilly Circus to Oxford Circus via Regent Street. In doing so we also happened upon Carnaby Street, which was the probably the coolest and most festive of these areas (a rock band was playing in the store front of a Lee jean store!). This entire area of the city is pretty decked out in holiday decorations. The next day we went to Harrods. On the one hand, it's an extraordinary and impressive show of opulence. (In the area of an Egypt-themed elevator bank, an opera singer in a formal gown was belting out a beautiful song while hanging out of a balcony -- see the video below.) However, it's hard not to think about all the money that's wasted there -- 23 British pounds (about 37 US dollars) for fish and chips, for instance. It's frightening to the think about the mark up on more expensive items! Anyway, I took a lengthy video of the window displays at Harrods, which have a winter/holiday/Peter Pan theme, and which I know some of you would enjoy seeing. Unfortunatley, after many attempts, I was unable to upload it to the blog. Well, Happy Thanksigiving and a Merry Christmas a bit early!
Regent Street had Narnia decorations, apparently in anticipation of a Voyage of the Dawntreader movie?
The decorations at Carnaby Street ...
Lily watching the Ambassadors of Morocco (anyone heard of them?) on Carnaby Street.
E and the kids outside Selfridge's on Oxford Street.
Lights on Oxford Street.
The opera singer at Harrods.
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