I love Christmas decorations especially lights, so it was a treat to go up to London last week and have the opportunity to see some of the street illuminations and store displays.

I arrived at Waterloo Station and looking down on the concourse from the new shopping level I was struck how Lowryesque the scene was and couldn't resist adding a filter to emphasise this look

Then it was off to Oxford Circus for some Christmas shopping, I was particularly struck by these robins in Carnaby Street

Where this shop looked a veritable Aladdin's cave

Then it was on to Liberty's which has been my all time favourite shop since I was a child - you may still be able to catch the documentary that's just been shown about it.

This year their decoration theme was the successful family musical 'Matilda' although I have to say I couldn't always see the connection!

The windows were a bit less glittery than last year with fewer rich colours than usual but the decorations inside were fun.

Then out into Regent Street where it was getting dark by now - difficult to get a good capture without getting mown down by a passing bus!

Having said that I love the lights reflected in the bus windows

Fun though these are they are not the most important decorations in my life, those are on our own tree and have been built up over the years. Some decorations remind me of a particular year, place or event like these pewter mits that I bought while visiting relatives in Norway about 15 years ago.