Calvacade of Lights 2009

It is once again the Christmas season. We decided to take in some of the sights and sounds of the holidays here in Toronto. A couple of weeks ago, we went to our first Calvacade of Lights. Every year, the city of Toronto puts on a big show with the lighting of the Christmas tree at Nathan Philips Square (in front of city hall). The skating rink is all lit up and there is a free concert and fireworks show. We decided to take the girls downtown for supper and soak in some Christmas spirit.

We stopped by Dundas Square for the end of another winterfest. We caught the raptors show. (and no, not the basketball team). We saw a red hawk, a bald eagle, a great horned owl, a barn owl and another small bird of prey. It was very interesting but the girls were getting a little tired of standing around and having big kids butt in front of them so they couldn't see.

We went for a walk in the Eaton Centre and had supper at the food court. The place was packed! As we headed out on Queen St. to walk over to Nathan Philips Sq., we noticed a crowd of people over by the display windows of the Bay.

We continued on to Nathan Philips Square and found a spot behind the media baracade. We were there for the lighting of the Christmas tree, the concert and of course, the fireworks! The girls were tired after but we all had a great time.

check out the posted comment to a video link of the fireworks