Warsaw's Christmas lights 2017-18

As a rule, Warsaw's Christmas decorations are getting better each year; in good taste, avoiding the garish, and increasingly imaginative. Result: people come out to look, filling bars and restaurants along the way. Starting at Nowe Miasto (below), through Stare Miasto, taking in the Royal Castle, Krakowskie Przedmieście, Nowy Świat, Al. Ujazdowskie, down past Łazienki Park.

Below: ul. Freta, connecting Nowe Miasto with Stare Miasto. In the distance the illuminations around Barbakan.

Below: ul. Piwna looking up from Pl. Zamkowy

My personal favourites - an illuminated peacock, symbolic of the royal parks, on Al. Ujazdowskie...

...and a reprise from last year, a Jelcz 'Ogórek' bus, roof rack laden with presents.

Pictures taken on New Year's Day; on 30 December there was a brief power cut in Jeziorki after which the computer wouldn't reboot and had to be taken away for repair - it returned yesterday, so back to pictorial blogging!

Bonus shot, update 8 January, World David Bowie Day... [for He gave the world Warszawa]

This time last year:
Farewell to Ciocia Dziunia

This time two years ago:
Poland's roads get (slightly) safer in 2015 

This time three years ago:
Convenience and the economics of bottled water

This time four years ago:
Locally, it's the little things... 

This time last five years ago:
Warsaw bids farewell to its old trams

This time ten years ago:
Five departures from Okęcie