Pics and Extended stay

Finally got a few minutes to post some photos - though it is now well into the evening.  Today's surprise was a request to extend my stay for a few more days, til Wednesday.

 

This was the view from my hotel room when I arrived.  The Christmas decorations are starting to go up!

 

They're wrapping the row of trees in the middle of the street with lights.

 

The view from my desk - that's St Joseph's basilica in the distance, between the trees.

 

Sunset behind the hospital construction site - the end of a gorgeous day, as they've all been here so far - today was 15° though I thought it felt warmer.

 

The trees that they were wrapping with lights.

 

 

And, one of the quirky 'winter' kind of things around here, that I saw while on a walk at lunch - the hedge and trees are all wrapped up to prevent snow damage.