Day 198: Evolve!

As December is creeping up on us, little by little the Christmas lights are finally being illuminated on the street casting a dreamlike essence of this already beautiful city. Unlike in The U.S where once the lights are put up in like October they are also turned on. Here, they wait a bit where after the lights have been up they won't be turned on until weeks later.
Anticipating the illumination of the lights along the Champs-Elysees that over the past 3 years have kicked-off the holiday season for me, I have to say that I am dissapointed with this year's design. In lieu of last year's twinkling blue lights that were more traditional and appeared to be dripping off the trees that line the famous boulevard, this year is an eco-friendly conceptual design that's reminiscent of something out of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Not very Christmas-y, if you ask me.
While nothing turned out how I had planned and if I had glimpse of what my life would become this time last year, I'd probably have fainted from total shock. But again, everything happens the way it's supposed to and change allows us to evolve and grow. Even the Champs-Elysees is moving on to a new era.

Last year I made this video for my Aunt Terri who was suffering through an L.A heatwave in order to share a little Parisien holiday cheer with her. Enjoy this little time machine back to 2010.
Bon week-end!