Christmas Lights

The City of Sydney is making a bit more effort for Christmas these days. This week I took a look at the Laneway Arts festival and the Christmas Lights displays. With a group from SPAN I walked the back alleys of Sydney, stopped to listen to the band under the Christmas tree in Martin Place, and stopped for the lights on the Hyde Park Barracks, St Marys Cathedral and Town Hall. There were only a few installations, but the idea has a lot of potential. It would be great to see Council investing a little more and attracting more pieces for display. The laneways of the central business district are perfect for displaying art, and it's a great way to see parts of the city you don't normally see (and find some interesting bars). We almost didn't see the Christmas lights, because we arrived at the Barracks just when the lights were on a break. Worth the wait though. I'll be checking this out again next year. Merry Christmas :)