Inside Student BlogsA tropical holiday season – Galápagos Style.Galapagos, Fall 2011
Winter Break is approaching fast (I’m about to start my last week of class, wow!). If I was at Santa Clara I would have already finished my finals! It’s so crazy to think that this incredible semester is almost over. Although it doesn’t feel like December here (It’s 80 degrees daily, I have been swimming in the ocean and I’m STILL getting tan) it’s definitely starting to be “that time of year.” Now, when you walk around the island at night the houses are lit up – it’s Christmas Light season in the Galapagos! The other night a few of us took a self-guided tour (that we made up as we went) around the island to look at all the houses with lights. Here are pictures of some of the best. (Note: I was wearing shorts a tank top and sandals while I took these photos – It’s so warm!)
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- This was my favorite display, and it happens to be on my street – the lights fit perfectly with the architecture.
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- It wouldn’t be the holidays in the Galapagos without lights on a cactus!
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- We were impressed by the icicles surrounding this house.
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- A Galapagos house, ready for the holidays. Moto and all.
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- A typical light display on the island
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- This house definitely had the most “special feature” lights – with animals, trees, and stars!
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- The lights here had a high pitched christmas song playing as they lit up the block.
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- One of the tiendas (shops) decorated for the holidays.
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- The tienda Continental – where you can buy nearly anything – from clothes to christmas trees.
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