Christmas windows of Boulevard Haussmann in Paris
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Christmas windows of Boulevard Haussmann in Paris
I know it's a little early, but the department store Christmas windows were inaugurated this week. As the crowds are going to become really intense, I preferred to go there as soon as possible to make a report.
Here is the video of the Galeries Lafayette decorations: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCDCXxdxfs4
I get the video of the Printemps decorations online soon.
If you want more detail with still photos, here is the beginning of my Christmas 2013 report: http://tinyurl.com/md2ffu3 If you don't have time now of if you think it is really inappropriate in early November, don't worry -- I'll bring up the subject again as the season progresses.
Here is the video of the Galeries Lafayette decorations: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCDCXxdxfs4
I get the video of the Printemps decorations online soon.
If you want more detail with still photos, here is the beginning of my Christmas 2013 report: http://tinyurl.com/md2ffu3 If you don't have time now of if you think it is really inappropriate in early November, don't worry -- I'll bring up the subject again as the season progresses.
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Thanks kerouac--we'll be there for a week at the end of November/beginning of December and I'm really looking forward to seeing all the decorations. I've never experienced the holiday season in Europe before.
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" In the way back, Holiday decorations didn't go up until after Thanksgiving. "
Where? And when did Paris start taking its direction from American domestic rituals?
Don't know about Paris, but Father Christmas has been arriving at British department stores on the last Saturday in October since at least 1955.
And the more historically ignorant, or forgetful, of the British population have been whingeing about "Xmas getting earlier" ever since.
Where? And when did Paris start taking its direction from American domestic rituals?
Don't know about Paris, but Father Christmas has been arriving at British department stores on the last Saturday in October since at least 1955.
And the more historically ignorant, or forgetful, of the British population have been whingeing about "Xmas getting earlier" ever since.