Last night was the official Christmas lights switch on in Inverness - an event and performances to count down to the turning on of all the Christmas lights in the city. City hall was all lit up and there was even a visit from Bjorn the Polar Bear and of course the man in the red suit.
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| City Hall looking like a fairytale castle |
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| This is his 'official' photo...I'm sure some of the children were convinced! |
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| Bjorn the Polar Bear...hard to get a good pic of him! |
I've never really thought about it, but Christmas lights make sense in winter...it's dark at 4-5pm, and having sparkly lights is a great way to brighten up dull winter days. Unlike in Aus where the lights get switched on at 9:30 when it's finally dark and off at 11 when it's bedtime...oh well at least we try! Here are some bits of Inverness pretty-ness: |
| Such a beautiful city! |
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| Thank you random couple for holding hands and making my photo look all romantic! |
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| The Castle being guarded by reindeer :) |
Other than looking at pretty lights, things have been surprisingly busy...I actually worked 5 days last week (3 were half days but that still counts I think)! Tuesday and Wednesday are the days I do admin at the church...it's supposed to be 16 hours but there is never so much to do so I'm home by lunchtime :) I'm also teaching PE every Thursday at Farr Primary School, a little 2-class school just outside Inverness. I love doing this, except that they have no inside space so it's freezing! Last week we spent the first hour or so crunching frost and trying to get warm :( That leaves Monday and Friday which either end up being rest days (like today) or teaching days if I'm called in. Not a bad routine I think!
That's enough from me...thanks for reading (that is of course if you didn't just skip the text and look at the pics....shame on you!). God's blessings on your week :)
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