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Published: June 29th 2022
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1. Seoul - Cheonggyecheon Stream is an 11 km-long stream that runs through downtown Seoul. Created as part of an urban renewal project, Cheonggyecheon Stream is a restoration of the stream that was once there during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). The stream was covered with an elevated highway after the Korean War (1950-1953), as part of the country's post-war economic development. Then in 2003, the elevated highway was removed to restore the stream to its present form today. The stream starts from Cheonggye Plaza, a popular cultural arts venue, and passes under a total of 22 bridges before flowing into the Hangang River, with many attractions along the way.
Seoul Lantern Festival that has been celebrated in Cheongyecheon for the past 13 years is a festival displaying a variety of light sculptures based on Hanji lanterns.
The sculptures are made from rice paper
This year the Festival is held under the concept of "the forest of healing, Seoul coloured with the light," aiming to heal the citizens tired of COVID-19.
2. New York - Aaron & Patrick were looking very festive for our first Christmas tour this year.
Penguins and polar bears
had taken over NYC's Fifth Avenue for the holiday season with 5,000 feet of lighting, a skating rink and 24 handmade icebergs surrounding the Pulitzer Fountain.
At the corner of Fifth Avenue a party was in full swing in front of a huge 32 feet tall menorah.
We continued down Fifth Avenue admiring the festive window displays and Christmas structures along the way.
The Christmas tree at the Rockefeller Centre This year is an 80-year-old, 79-foot Norway Spruce from the home of Julie and Devon Price in Elkton, Maryland. It was cut down on November 11th arrived in New York November 13th, and will remain until mid January 2022, after which it will be turned into lumber to help a family build a Habitat for Humanity home.
The tree had more than 50,000 colored LEDs and topped with a 900 pound Swarovski crystal star made with three million crystals.
Great timing as we arrived at Saks Fifth Avenue to see the ten-story-tall theatrical light show.
Finally we arrived in Bryant Park busy with people buying gifts and enjoying the festive vibe. The Christmas tree here will be switched on in a few days.
The tour ended with a view of the iconic Empire State Building currently lit for Hanukah.
3. Melbourne
4. Tokyo - Eriko was close to Yurakucho Station. There are 882 interconnected rail stations in the Tokyo Metropolis, 282 of which are Subway stations, with several hundred more in each of the 3 surrounding densely populated suburban prefectures.
Our tour started inside the Tokyo International Forum - amazing architecture by U.S. architect Rafael Viñoly who was born in Uruguay in 1944.
His distinguished works include a commercial skyscraper in London that takes its name from its address on Fenchurch Street. Fondly known as The Walkie Talkie.
Wageningen University and Research Centre chose an agriculturally depleted field as the site for the Centrum de Born, its new, consolidated campus north of Wageningen, in the Netherlands created in part to express the university’s developing commitment to environmental research.
David L. Lawrence Convention Centre in Pittsburg. The opening of the 1.5 million square foot building was so anxiously anticipated by the convention and exposition industry that the building hosted many large trade shows while still under construction.
When Eriko stepped outside it was quite magical
with all the pretty Christmas lights decorating the trees along the streets.
Eriko explained how Christmas is considered a romantic time of the year in japan and with all these pretty lights you could understand why.
Not far from all the modern buildings and below the railway lines were traditional Japanese restaurants.
Then back to the streets for more colourful lights and decorations.
At one street a lady with a paddle was there to stop the traffic so that people could take photographs.
It is so lovely that through heygo and their amazing guides that we can experience Christmas around the world.
5. Quebec
6. Banff
7. Chicago - Chicago architecture, Christmas lights & Mike with his knowledge all made for an interesting and festive tour.
8.Moscow
9.Chicago Christmas market - Inspired by the 16th century Christmas market in Nuremberg, Germany, one of the first outdoor markets of its kind. The inaugural event of The Christkindlmarket in Chicago took place in 1996 for the first time.
Marshall Fields holiday windows trace their history back to the early days.The store was founded in 1852 as a dry goods
business, but as it grew, the company diversified and became one of the first of a new breed called, department stores. A few years later in 1897, Field's new display manager, Arthur Fraiser, pioneered window design.
These windows continued through World War II. During the war a new idea struck the visual team at Field's – a plan that would make Marshall Field's as unforgettable as Santa Claus himself. They designed theme windows that span the length of State Street. As you walked from one end to the other, the windows told a story.
This year the windows told the story of Tiptoe a reindeer who was learning to fly.
Every year, Millennium Park is adorned with an epic Christmas tree that remains on display until the beginning of the new year. It was quite spectacular.
We were able to see ‘Cloud Gate’ fondly known as the Bean, British artist Anish Kapoor's first public outdoor work installed in the United States.
The 110-ton elliptical sculpture is forged of a seamless series of highly polished stainless steel plates, which reflect Chicago’s famous skyline and at this time of the year the ice skating rink.
I
have seen the sculpture on a previous tour in daylight so it was great to see it in the dark.
https://www.heygo.com/tours/christmas-in-chicago-festive-downtown 10. Saint Petersburg
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