I'm usually not a big fan of Christmas; I grumpily accept it for the kids, but I personally am turned off by the mixture of consumerism and religion, as well as the transparency of so much Christmas cheer (God, I sound like Scrooge). However, when I first visited Paris with my family during the holiday season two years ago, I found myself softening a bit. Maybe it was the cold, maybe the wine, but something felt a bit more cheery than the average mall Santa. This year I continued to begrudgingly accept the season by visiting the Christmas market out at La Defense. La Defense itself is a rather graceless, antiseptic part of the city, but when they put up a few holiday lights and a sprawling Christmas village, it almost makes one want to whistle a holiday tune. Below are some pictures of the village, with the arc of La Defense in the background. The andouillette baguettes there were simply wonderful.
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