Hm. I went to this illuminite and lightning of the Christmas tree event + the Santa Parade last weekend. That was kind if disappointing.
I mean sure, everything was pretty, but the tree wasn’t even a real tree. It was just these circles of lights. The whole event of lightening the tree was a bit weird. On the stage at the square some singer/song writer that we had never heard about was on stage. Then there were a couple of acrobats in orange suits jumping on a trampoline and finally there were 4-5 guys playing oil drums. But none of it was that fantastic really.
(sorry that the video is turned on to the side – don’t know how to fix it!)
And what’s funny about all the lights – they’re all blue and orange and white. Where are all the red lights? In my opinion red is the single most important Christmas colour. But Toronto doesn’t seem to agree.
Lights at Younge st.
After this weird and disappointing event I went with Casper, Anna and Lisa to a Japanese restaurant down on Dundas st. to cheer up with some all you can eat sushi!
Casper, Anna and Lisa before going out for sushi
The day after, on Sunday, it was time for the Santa Parade. Katharina from Austria and I went down to Dundas Square at aroung 12.30 p.m. to get a spot and wait for this – hopefully – fantastic parade.
It started out good with free coffee handed out but there was a lot of people. We found a spot and then decided to stay there as the crowd just got bigger and bigger. By 2 p.m. the parade still had not come down to Dundas Square and we now stood so close to each other and everybody else that we felt like we could just as well have been at some boy band concert!
A little later the parade finally started to come down to were we waited. But again it was not as fantastic as I had hoped for. It was very much for kids and it was pretty much just an advertising stunt for McDonalds, Disney, Coca-Cola etc. And it was not at all Christmas-ish! The main part of the participants in the parade were dressed as clowns! WEIRD!
Katharina and I in the crowd
Lego was also a part of the parade
Finally Santa Claus showed up
Even though it was somehow disappointing it was an experience. But it made me feel a bit homesick thinking about the parade I’ve seen a couple of times back home on Amager and reminding me of Tivoli at Christmas that I love so much!
But now I’ve also decided that I’m going home for Christmas as originally planned. So maybe I can still make it to Tivoli 
