The Christmas lights on Oxford Street and Regent Street are such a disgrace. Every year it’s the same tired decorations unpacked and strapped to the lamp-posts in the hope they’ll make us spend more money.
So, determined to hunt out some decent lights in the capital I set out with the camera after work and headed down to Soho, through Carnaby Street and Piccadilly Circus, then up to the Ritz before doubling back on myself and cutting through the fair in Leicester Square on my way to Trafalgar Square. From there, along to Covent Garden and eventually almost back to where I’d started by way of Charring Cross Road.
My faith in the lights of the capital was restored…
Christmas tree on Trafalgar Square
Carnaby Street – giant illuminated condoms?
Clasically understated: Covent Garden
Astrological decorations in Neal’s Yard
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Nice photos there Nik.
The Carnaby Street lights are indeed great this year – much improved on last year’s rather pathetic bits of tinsel.
However, when your desk is next to a third floor window, the perpetually twinkling “wires” visible from the corner of one’s eye can be quite headache-inducing.