Apart from the twinkling street lights and street vendor chalets, the Christmas fair in Oxford this year, with no snow, had a gigantic wooden Aprés Ski Bar, with tall (creepy) nutcracker dolls standing sentinel outside, an illuminated conical Christmas tree and an impressive carousel.
This carousel was not your usual kids only variety, but was a double decker, which included adult-sized rides too. A herd of brightly painted horses galloped to festive tunes, accompanied by carriages, sleighs and giant a couple of Rudolf the red nosed reindeers.
Magnificent during the day, the carousel was a sight to behold as dusk approached. Walking past every day on my way to work, I couldn’t resist and took a spin on one of the horses!
