Christmas in Paris

Last monday, after our literature exam, one of my friends suggested we walk down the Champs Elysees (by the way, this website doesn't let me write accents on things) because it was the first night the Christmas lights would be lit. Of course I was up for that.


I took this near the Arc de Triumphe, right outside the metro stop.


And there it is in all its glory.

Never passing an opportunity for an interactive photo, here I am getting a Christmas present from Mickey. And yes, we did make a stop in the Disney store.

As we got closer to the Place de la Concorde, there were Christmas-y stands with the usual crepes etc and hot wine, candy apples, and some like this with chocolate. No one knew what those blob things were, except me because I am part Danish (on Elisabeth's mother's side of course). I immediately recognized the delectable flodeboller. I love eating these with the Danes and apparently other European countries enjoy them around Christmas, so we each had to get one.

The Christmas village is topped off with a ferris wheel in the Place de la Concorde. It fits in with the historic monuments, right?

And another shot of all the lights, from the other end.

The Eiffel Tower was looking particularly blue that evening.