点评:So how do you transition into the Christmas spirit each holiday season? Is it a switch that gets flipped immediately after Halloween, or does it sneak up on you gradually as you begin decorating your home and buying gifts for others?
For me, the Christmas season doesn’t begin until December 1st and I’ll obstinately resist any Christmas urges until then. It’s been that way for as long as I can remember. However, this year was different. We visited the Chicago Botanic Garden the day before Thanksgiving and their seasonal “Lightscape” immediately transported my mood to be in mid-holiday form well ahead of schedule.
Perhaps it was how the carefully choreographed music complemented the light show, or perhaps it was the snow flurries gently falling from the sky. No matter the reason, I was helpless to fight the mood shift and my brief resistance proved futile. Christmas was officially ON!
This entirely outdoor spectacle meanders along a 1.3-mile path and each turn reveals another imaginative artistic display. Although music accompanies several of the displays, a Christmas playlist is also available to be played on your phone throughout your journey.
Festive food, drinks, and s’mores are available for purchase and opportunities for romance abound.
These festivities are sure to rescue you from the bah humbug blues and run through January 4th.
And that’s…Henry’s Take.
#chicagobotanicgarden
#lightscape
翻译:那么,你是如何在每个节日季都感受到圣诞气氛的呢?是万圣节过后就立刻进入状态,还是随着你开始装饰房屋、为亲朋好友挑选礼物,这种感觉会慢慢涌上心头?
对我来说,圣诞季要到12月1日才正式开始,在此之前,我会顽固地抵抗任何圣诞的冲动。我记忆中一直都是这样。然而,今年却有所不同。感恩节前一天,我们去了芝加哥植物园,那里的“灯光秀”让我提前进入了节日氛围。
或许是精心编排的音乐与灯光秀完美契合,又或许是漫天飞舞的雪花。不管是什么原因,我都无法抗拒这种氛围的转变,短暂的抵抗也显得徒劳。圣诞节正式拉开帷幕!
这场完全在户外进行的灯光秀沿着一条1.3英里长的步道蜿蜒而行,每一次转弯都会展现出一幅充满想象力的艺术作品。虽然部分展览配有音乐,但您也可以在参观过程中用手机播放圣诞歌单。
这里提供节日美食、饮品和烤棉花糖,浪漫约会的机会也比比皆是。
这些庆祝活动一定会让您摆脱“唉,圣诞节真扫兴”的心情,活动将持续到1月4日。
以上就是亨利的点评。
#芝加哥植物园
#灯光景观