I know, I was just ranting the other day about how overrated the DWP Holiday Light Festival at Griffith Park is. But we went ahead and walked it on Friday evening, taking advantage of the ban on cars through Nov. 25. And I gotta say, it's a 100% more pleasurable experience than driving it, or even walking the route while cars are driving through.
Not only is walking the light festival better exercise (not to mention a better environmental move), but it also gives you a chance to actually take in the lights without rushing through. (The canopy of lights at both ends is especially impressive while walking, vs. less spectacular when speeding under it.) Plus, there's a real community vibe to walking the street with hundreds of other Angelenos -- and that easily tops sitting in a car for two hours, stuck in the never-ending line of cars waiting to get in.
What's more, Blogger Toddler and his cousin had a particularly great time, dancing to the holiday music and pointing at the lights. They wouldn't have had that experience in the car.
Of course, that's all now over, as cars are allowed back into the DWP Holiday Light Festival beginning tonight. But let's hope the city realizes what a success the pedestrian-only light festival was, and moves to permanently ban cars next year.
More pics from Friday night:
Canopy of lights -- much cooler when viewed on foot.
City Hall.
My favorite: LAX, and the Theme Building.
150 Years of William Mulholland. There it is. Take it.
Live shot on KABC.
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