Transported into a cultural Christmas market
“…look a lot like Christmas”. Yeah, if you follow our lead and go into the centre of the city to shop in a German inspired craft fair, replete with spiced wines and bratwurst and too many ornaments to count. Seasonal music, projected images on the front of the Basilique, dogs with owners. Icy footing in the dark. Even some huge pine cones (large enough to substitute for a football). Everything one could want after a full day at work.
I’m home now, and we’ve borrowed the dog for the night. Not everyone gets the chance. Open the fridge and she spins like a top (what have they been teaching her at home?). As long as everyone gets a good night of rest. That means, for the uninitiated, that absolutely nobody can pass in the street until long after dawn. What’s the chance?
I saw a coat that left me speechless. Lights, all around the edges. Flash! I’m not sure if the coat is available commercially, but one busker has found a way to attract attention on a dark night. Didn’t even need to sing and dance.
The city has announced the start of a trial period of wi-fi on a couple of city bus routes. Here’s the catch, from my seat. If I had free Internet, and it was cold outside, why would I ever bother getting off the bus in the morning (or evening)? Do they realize that some of us would stay on for a few more rounds, just because we had YouTube and a place to sit? Risky business.
And with the new snow this morning, I made my first full body contact with the pavement. Ice under snow; gets them every time.
