Christmas Lights

Those Christmas lights light up the street

Down where the sea and city meet  

May all your troubles soon be gone  

Oh, Christmas lights, keep shinin' on

These lines from Coldplay's song "Christmas Lights" are perfect for this post.

My photos today are of the Christmas lights in the town of Espinho (a seaside town, packed in summer with beach-goers, year-round thriving commercial centre, where many shops have closed or are struggling under the effects of the crippling recession in Portugal. 

Lighting up the Casino

23rd Street

Also on 23rd Street

19th Street - main shopping area (bad photo)

My favourite

Those Christmas lights light up the streets

Down where the sea and small town meet  

May all our troubles soon be gone  

Oh, Christmas lights, keep shinin' on