Downtown, where all the lights are bright

Grey Granite went late night shopping in Aberdeen and, enjoyed the hustle and razzmatazz of the city, including the Salvation Army Band and young drummers outside Marks and Spencers. There was just enough snow remaining on the pavements to add to the atmosphere, all that was missing was a roast chestnut seller.

Union Street Lights 

The decorations along  Union Street were very impressive,  a total contrast to the abomination of tacky plastic snowmen, reindeer, penguins  and Santas which blight so many Fraserburgh gardens at present.Is it because we live so far north and mid winter days are so short that there is such an obsession with festive lights?