This afternoon, I didn't do too much - a little Spanish and a little reading. Around 6:15 we headed out toward downtown. Tonight was the first night that the city Christmas lights were to be illuminated and there was a short concert from 6:30-7:00 to entertain the large crowd before they flipped the switch. It was a little like an 80's dance party with the band playing songs like "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and "Dancin' Queen".
At 6:55, all the street lights were turned off (of course the stage lights were bright enough that things never really got dark) and then at a few seconds before 7:00 the crowd counted down and all of the downtown Christmas lights came on - right on cue. At that point the band started a rocking rendition of White Christmas. Not likely in Sevilla, but hey at least we were off of the Mama Mia soundtrack and on to Christmas music.
Then, we spent a little time checking out the lights on a few streets. I just snapped a bunch of photos, Albert actually worked to get some good shots.
In addition to lights, there were lots of street performers out tonight - taking advantage of the large crowds.
According to the local paper, there are 277 streets (I think they mean blocks) with lights - it may take a while to see them all. Luckily, we still have over 5 weeks.
