During Christmas time, many of the houses around here set up their christmas lights, some houses more decent than others but in general it created a very festive atmosphere. Originally, I had the plan to take pictures of certain houses with special holiday decoration for you guys in Europe but unfortunately I didn't find the time.
But then 3 of my co-workers and also one of the intersn told me about Longwood Garden which is a huge botanical garden attraction in our area and I learned that the set up holiday lights in the garden during the Christmas season. All of them really recommended to go there.
I saw it as the last chance to catch some impressions and so my roomie Lalo, Miri, Petra, Miguel and me went there on Friday night after work. It was the period when we had temperatures in the low 20°F, even lower during the night. This is -5°C and colder for you European readers. I know you had much lower temperatures in Europe but we had a pretty chilly wind going, so the wind made it feel much colder.
When we arrived, we walked around in the park and watched the water foundation show which was still tuned with Christmas songs which sounded weird in the beginning of January but it was so nice to watch it. We walked along the pathways and looked at all the lights set up on the trees. We had snow a few days before, therfeore it really looked like a winter wonderland. But after a while we were freezing so badly that we decided to enter the Conservatorium which hosts all the seasonal flowers and plants, so mostly Poinsettia. at this time. Inside this Conservatorium they also created a christmas walk which we explored.
I saw it as the last chance to catch some impressions and so my roomie Lalo, Miri, Petra, Miguel and me went there on Friday night after work. It was the period when we had temperatures in the low 20°F, even lower during the night. This is -5°C and colder for you European readers. I know you had much lower temperatures in Europe but we had a pretty chilly wind going, so the wind made it feel much colder.
When we arrived, we walked around in the park and watched the water foundation show which was still tuned with Christmas songs which sounded weird in the beginning of January but it was so nice to watch it. We walked along the pathways and looked at all the lights set up on the trees. We had snow a few days before, therfeore it really looked like a winter wonderland. But after a while we were freezing so badly that we decided to enter the Conservatorium which hosts all the seasonal flowers and plants, so mostly Poinsettia. at this time. Inside this Conservatorium they also created a christmas walk which we explored.
No problem for us, we just grabbed some hot chocolate and strolled down the part of the gardens that we haven't seen so far. Even though it was so unbelievable cold, it was a wonderful experience even after Christmas time. But I will definitely return to Longwood Gardens in spring time or in summer when all the flowers and plants are going to flourish.
You can enjoy all the wonderful pictures on my digital photoalbum:
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