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December Night Out for the Holiday Lights

·San Francisco, California·#winter#san-francisco#holiday season#christmas-lights#union-square
A decorated Christmas tree stands indoors next to a fireplace, a decorative wall, and hanging starburst lights.

Made a December night out of the holiday lights in San Francisco this year. Started at a hotel lobby off Union Square, where a skinny tree done up in blue and silver stood next to a wall built entirely of stacked gift boxes, with lit snowflake bursts hanging near the floor.

Then out into the square itself. The palm trees are all wrapped in lights, trunks and fronds both, which never stops being a strange thing to see in December. The big tree by the ice rink had its red star lit, with the Dewey column right beside it and skaters going around below. Macy's had a wreath hung in every single window facing the square, floors of them, plus a tree inside the glass atrium with "Believe" spelled out in lights at its base.

On the way out we passed a big LOVE sign in rainbow colors, lit from inside, sitting in a hedge against a plain concrete wall. There was a sliver of moon over the Macy's roofline.

A palm tree at night, its trunk and fronds illuminated with numerous warm white string lights.A brightly lit Christmas tree and tall monument stand beside an ice rink and buildings at night.Macy's building and palm trees decorated with Christmas lights at night.A giant Christmas tree with a red star illuminates an outdoor ice rink and a tall column at night.A tall, brightly lit Christmas tree with a red star on top stands in front of a dark building at night.A tall Christmas tree with bright lights and a red star topper stands in front of an illuminated building at night.A Macy's store at night, decorated with Christmas wreaths, red window displays, and a large illuminated Christmas tree.Large, colorful, illuminated letters spelling LOVE stand before a concrete wall with green bushes in the foreground.

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