Christmas in London

"Hey!," you cry, both alarmed and angry, 'I've been waiting for you to post for months. Every day, I've clicked onto your blog in feverish anticipation of hearing about your travels, and what do you reward me with? NOTHING.''

Well, fear  not, dear reader. Here is a bumper round up of the best Christmas decorations in London this year, with pictures taken by yours truly.

First off, Bond Street, which never fails to impress (since they use the same decorations every year, heh heh).

These charming peacock lights are there to remind you of opulence and luxury, since Bond Street is famous for its jewellers.

Their colour also reminds you of diamonds, which Elf is unlikely ever to be able to afford. Donations welcome.

Away from Elf's finances, we move onto Carnaby Street, which has thought, 'Screw you, Christmas, I'll celebrate MYSELF'.

And moving on from this shameless consumerism, which is what Christmas is all about (who's that? Jesus?), we go now to Covent Garden, which has terrifyingly large bunches of mistletoe hanging about, in what was clearly an overly-enthusiastic GM experiment.

As well as a huge reindeer!!! Definitely visit this one late for the best lighting.

Of course, no roundup would be good without Oxford Street:

Which has gone for the snowball theme. I must admit, I was expecting something a little more spectacular, but that's for Regent Street to deliver.

A fantastic, moving light show after dark, and eco-friendly sparkly things in the day. Everyone's a winner.

And onto Slingsby Place, which wins for the best hidden gem:

Then Store Street:

I saw these being put up. They literally needed those extending crane things.

And here, Strand:

Pretty icicles. This year's been very impressive!

And finally, onto Trafalgar Square:

Merry Christmas!

Elf Dryadalis