Opening night

The first night of the Christmas Bazaar was jammed, with crowds no doubt encouraged by the balmy weather in the high 40s today.

This is the Radisson Hotel and the Christmas tree in front of the Opera House.

Lights and crowds fill Rybárska leading to the Main Square.

A marionette show draws attention outside McDonald's. He welcomes donations in that orange boot.

The tree on Main Square looks enchanted after dark. A musical group was playing Christmas carols on the temporary stage right behind the tree, but I couldn't get anywhere near it.

The stalls sold all sorts of Slovak craft items and what seemed to be great food. But the crowds for the food stalls were so jammed, I decided to skip them tonight, especially as I need time-consuming remedial help ordering from Slovak menus. I'll try again tomorrow during the day. That's the tower for the Old City Hall in the center.

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