25 Days - 15

Day 15

 

An Old Fashioned Christmas

 

For the first time ever Christmas has come to Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure.  And for those of us old enough to remember such things, this is a real old fashioned treat.

 

 

The Christmas Tree that sits in the circle outside Elias & Co. is very cool.  It has tinsel garland and all sorts of different ornaments that take one back to the era of the 20's & 30's.  Heck, I even remember stuff like this around when I was a kid back in the 60's.  This tree doesn't hold all of the modern bulbs and ornaments.  These are things from a simpler time.

 

There is even a train set under the tree.  And this is no sleek little Amtrack model, but instead a locomotive and cars made out of wood circle around the base of the tree.  Kids nowadays are amazed that things once existed.

 





 

And if you look closely there is even a tribute to Walt Disney himself in the form of a little barn.  This pays honor to the Carolwood Barn and the train history that Walt was so involved in.

 

Surrounding the base of the tree are various items, including a traditional gingerbread man, a doll house, a toy plane and a toy moving truck with the words "DCA Express" on the side.

 

Be sure to get a picture in front of the tree for your photo album

 

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Tomorrow we will walk across the street to Carthay Circle.

And, we may do a little window shopping on the way.