January is not over yet and I remembered the last walk I took just a few days ago. I did a lot of walks during the time of Christmas lights, decorations, New Year's Eve and Epiphany.
Many walks through the most important streets, through the hidden streets, the flea market and even visiting the giants on the promenade, those giants that always impress me when seen from above.
But not only on this promenade I paid attention to the decorative lights, but also to the different shops that were dressed up in festive attire, even the places that sell typical clothes, as well as one of the most famous houses that sell sweets, chips and much more. People always stop there to take pictures with the decorations. It is a very picturesque and lively corner. I had to wait to be able to take pictures without so many people.
As I told you several times, even the smallest or seemingly insignificant streets had their decorations. How lovely to remember that time, I think this walk was almost a month ago.
They have already finished taking down the decorations, the lights. There are rainy seasons in the city and I am glad to have taken so many walks when the nights were so bright for the holidays.
Many of the walks consisted of walking through different spaces, but there were some that I liked so much that I would walk through them again and the hours would fly by, many times I would walk for two or three hours without even realising it. I admired the lights, but also the different environments such as restaurants, cafes, shops, like the ice-cream parlours, which, even though it was winter, the ice-creams were still delicious.
The city's most iconic squares were crowded with people, and they still are because there is a lot of tourism at all times of the year, but at that time the lights and the shows were what attracted people.
The balconies were always dressed up.
This is one of the most beautifully illuminated buildings at Christmas and from far away you can appreciate its beauty. Today it no longer has these lights, but it is still just as beautiful.
Look what a beautiful wolf I found printed on what I think was a poncho. This was inside one of the markets on the promenade that I had not seen on my previous visits. I loved it.
This area of giant boats, as I call them, the palm trees, the lights of the city that can be seen in the distance and that I had just seen on the promenade when passing through the historic centre, the whole thing, forms a perfect combination of magic. The reflections of these lights on the water are also marvellous.
Looking up and seeing the palm trees reaching for the moon.
And people strolling everywhere in a festive atmosphere.
At the top, either up the stairs or in the lift, there are more places offering a variety of food, but the most beautiful thing is the view of the lamppost and the boats, because I can see them in their full extent.
The lighting is of such magnitude that they look so white, giant and radiant that they contrast with the dark night. One of the things I like the most is to take the perspective pictures especially of the roads and those boats.
That day there were some clouds in the sky creating beautiful landscapes with the palm trees.
My way back took me to the big cube of the Pompidou museum with its radiant colours and further down to the view of the flea markets.
I think this walk is the farewell I wanted to give to a time that I enjoyed very much, especially this year, perhaps because it was significant for me. And I couldn't leave out the imposing main town hall of the city. It is beautiful.
Thank you very much for joining me today on this Wednesday walk, I send you my best regards. See you soon.
Amonet.
All photographs are my own.
