Yes, it's that time of the year again. And in Europe that can mean only one thing: as much christmas lighting as possible.From Lyon to Madrid to Berlin, the race is on amongst European cities to consume as much yuletide electricity as possible. Berlin's contribution: an elaborate project to light up every tree on it's main drag Unter den Linden.
Add to this the traditional christmas markets (Berlin's most glitzy, Gendarmenmarkt, is pictured right) and you've got some serious electricity bills for the month of December. The environment can be thankful for small graces however: unseasonably warm weather is keeping heating costs low. al
