London Christmas Trees – Old & New

December 5, 2011

London Sights

Once again, the people of Oslo have sent London a huge fir tree for Christmas, which is installed in its usual spot on Trafalgar Square. They have been doing so since 1947 to commemorate the assistance given to Norway by Britain during World War II. It may be my imagination but the lights seem a little more ‘showy’ this year, and one question I always have when I see it is “How did it get there?”. Given that it is over 20 metres tall I’m at a loss as to how they transported it – does anyone know the inside story on its journey? Please let me know in the comments below.

This year the tree has a half-size rival, in the form of a 10 metre high Christmas tree made entirely of Lego (over 600,000 pieces to be fairly precise) which is currently sitting on the concourse at St Pancras International railway station. This one was easy to transport, as it came in 2cm blocks, but it took several teams of school children over two months to construct it!

Which one is your favourite? I have to admit my personal preference is for the old over the new…

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One Response to “London Christmas Trees – Old & New”

  1. The Red Rocket Says:

    I popped by the other day to take a look at the Lego Christmas tree and was rather taken with it!

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