It's beginning to look a lot like...Noël

Paris is all aglow for the holiday season. There are lights EVERYWHERE. A Christmas tree festoons the traffic circle at Place D'Italie; the mall there is all lit up, and there is a Christmas tree right in front of Notre Dame. Carousels are being put up and lit at night, and the seasonal ferris wheel in the Tuileries garden is standing in full glory. I love all this! One can't help feel but festive when Paris truly becomes the City of Lights. Soon the ice rink in front of Hôtel de Ville will be set up! Paris around Christmas is a charming and delightful time, as I am swiftly learning.