''Winters Eve'' (not sure when or what this is, wikipedia can't help!) festivities are happening all over the place at the moment, tonight's was at Lincoln Square including Columbus Circle and the Time Warner Centre. I was a mix of performances, children singing, food stalls with special taster prices, (we enjoyed some 'Tomatoe and Cheddar' and 'Senegalese Chicken Soup') as well as facepainting and crafts for the kids. It was similar to Stony Stratfords Light switch on... but at the same nothing like it! Sam, Suwan (our friend from London, who's from Singapore, who is a new ISVP student!) and myself missed the Mulled Wine and Xmas markets usually found at the British versions of these shindigs tonight but hear that they are in different areas of New York starting in December.
What made this evening strange is that the festivities were happening at different times all over the area of Broadway between 68-59th streets, the roads however were not closed and NY life just continued normally around the crowded sidewalks...!? Weird as well as the fact it was a really warm evening, 14degree celcius! We are hoping the Rockafella Centre Christmas lights on Wednesday will set us into a more Christmasy spirit...which we are not feeling at all at the moment... Bah Humbug!!
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