Christmas on Orchard Road

Orchard Road is the "downtown" of Singapore. Lined with shop after shop, the streets are always filled with people. Christmas is no exception. Starting in early November, the streets were decorated with lights and the Christmas season official began. Sadly, Singapore (and many other countries) puts more emphasis on gifts rather than Christ's birth.

A huge Christmas tree is the first thing one notices when on Orchard Road. One evening, there was a snow spectacular at the tree. Families came and anxiously waited for the snow to be released. Please keep in mind the tropical climate of Singapore. Although it was close to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, the "snow" was a nice piece of home.

People. They are everywhere.

LET IT SNOW!!

Doesn't it look real?!? What do you think they used as snow?

If you guessed bubbles, you are absolutely correct! Only in Singapore would they use bubbles are snow. As part of the Snow Spectacular, huge amount of bubbles oozed out of machines onto the eagerly awaiting children. 

 Bubbles instead of snow? It sounds odd but it looked real. This is my first Christmas away from home and without snow. Although last Christmas it hardly snowed, this Christmas I knew there was zero chance of any weather below 80. Thanks to the creative minds of Singaporeans, I was able to have a White Christmas.