We spent a night in Hot Springs to see the gardens lit up for Christmas. We weren’t the only ones. To control the amount of traffic, cars were routed down several side roads and held up until parking spaces were available. It took us at least a half hour to go the final mile or so, and our parking space was a long way from the entrance, tucked in a back corner by a maintenance shed. But once we got to the grounds, the crowd wasn’t unbearable. Of course, there were rude families who hogged the sidewalks or expected us to stop while they took photos of each other. But for the most part, it was relaxing. The weather was great — chilly but not cold. The decorations were impressive, although many of them had nothing to do with Christmas or any other holiday I’m aware of. Much of it had a Asian feel to it. There were several places where lights were synchronized with music. It all took us perhaps two hours to see, and we thought we might like to do it again sometime.
