Christmas windows in Paris 2016
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Christmas windows in Paris 2016
It's that time of year again, so anybody coming to Paris for the holiday season should be sure to come to the department stores on Boulevard Haussmann to see the animated windows.
As usual, Galeries Lafayette was more daring and less cuddly. It has chosen polar bears made of paper as its theme -- children in 10 years might not even know what a polar bear was or have ever heard of the ice cap, so it's now or never.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2o6eTq_DBo
Printemps is more traditional and more commercial -- but also a lot more colorful than its competitor, so it is sure to get votes for that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVDW9Md7AJA
As usual, Galeries Lafayette was more daring and less cuddly. It has chosen polar bears made of paper as its theme -- children in 10 years might not even know what a polar bear was or have ever heard of the ice cap, so it's now or never.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2o6eTq_DBo
Printemps is more traditional and more commercial -- but also a lot more colorful than its competitor, so it is sure to get votes for that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVDW9Md7AJA
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Gorgeous windows (and nice choice of music to your videos kerouac). I've been kinda waiting for your thread because last year your similar thread made me go to Galeries Lafayette to see the things with my own eyes
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Actually, most of the windows have their own musical themes, but there is so much traffic and crowd noise that the only way to make the video acceptable is to replace the soundtrack.
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Thanks ever so much Kerouac - these are wonderful!
It was your post of Christmas windows that motivated me to get going and I managed to visit Paris (along with my eldest son) for a few days in December 2014.
We were just talking about it today as we did our shopping in 36C heat here in South Australia.
Yesterday it was 33C and the annual Alliance Française market was held - quite a challenge in the heat but we persevered.
One day we will return so thank you again.
It was your post of Christmas windows that motivated me to get going and I managed to visit Paris (along with my eldest son) for a few days in December 2014.
We were just talking about it today as we did our shopping in 36C heat here in South Australia.
Yesterday it was 33C and the annual Alliance Française market was held - quite a challenge in the heat but we persevered.
One day we will return so thank you again.
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I really would love to be in Paris during the holiday season. I was there in November and returned home just before Thanksgiving. The windows were being done, all covered, some of the lights were up but I was so wishing I could have seen the unveiling of those windows.