Cheapflights.com Sparks Off the Festive Season
November 19 2012 - 1:33PM
Marketwired
As Santa Claus gears up to make his entrance during the
Thanksgiving Day Parade, cities worldwide are also preparing to
welcome the holiday season. Around the globe, cities get into the
festive spirit with the help of twinkling Christmas lights that add
a special glow to this special season. To spread some of this
holiday sparkle, the travel experts at Cheapflights.com, the online
leader in finding and publishing travel deals, came up with their
Top 10 Christmas Lights Displays that are worthy of a special trip.
Here are four cities in the Americas to make the list with
awe-inspiring displays of Christmas lights that are sure to dazzle
the whole family.
- Toronto, Canada - In Toronto, the annual
Cavalcade of Lights marks the official start of the holiday season
with music, skating, dancing and a whole heap of Christmas lights!
Now in its 46th year, the Cavalcade was created in 1967 to showcase
Toronto's newly constructed City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square.
The festivities usually fall on the final weekend of November when
the Square and a giant Christmas tree are illuminated by more than
300,000 energy-efficient LED lights that shine from dusk until
11pm, November 17 to January 1.
- Medellin, Colombia - Christmas in
Medellin, Colombia, is a time of families coming together to
celebrate and enjoy the simple pleasure of looking at amazing
decorations. In December, the city's thoroughfares, roads and parks
are covered in thousands of fairy lights, with the most impressive
displays found in Avenue la Playa and the Medellin River. Every
year thousands flock to the Medellin River to gaze at the million
dollar displays, sample delicious food and enjoy street
performances.
- Baltimore, Maryland - For 11 months out
of the year, 34th Street in Baltimore is like any other street in
North America, but in the month of December something truly magical
takes place. Now in its 62nd year, the "Christmas Street" light
display sees thousands of visitors descend on this unassuming
neighborhood to view some of the most fantastic, and quirky, lights
in North America. Each house on the block is decorated in the
owner's unique style and some homes include toy trains on rooftops
and hubcap Christmas trees.
- Disneyland, Los Angeles - The happiest
place on earth gets even merrier over the holiday season as
Disneyland is transformed into an extravagant winter wonderland
right in the heart of California. Classic rides such as It's A
Small World and the Haunted Mansion are given luminous festive
makeovers, while Main Street is decked out in all the best
Christmas trimmings. Heralded by trumpeting toy soldiers, prancing
reindeer, joyful gingerbread men and skating snowflakes, the Main
Street Christmas Fantasy Parade sees all of Disney's most popular
characters dressed up in their holiday best.
Rounding out our list of cities with breathtaking Christmas
lights displays are: Singapore; Paris, France; Kobe, Japan;
Vilnius, Lithuania; Vienna, Austria; and Berlin, Germany. To read
the sparkling details about these destinations and
Cheapflights.com's complete list of Top 10 Christmas Lights
Displays, visit
http://news.cheapflights.com/top-10-christmas-lights-displays.
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