Over the past few years, Austin has had an off-again, on-again relationship with the Trail of Lights, a walk-through holiday light show, of sorts, through Zilker Park. Unfortunately, the Trail of Lights has fallen victim to the economy and smaller budgets. However, the Zilker Tree remains. From Mopac and various points throughout the city, the Zilker Tree seems all-seeing, giant, and a picture of the holiday season. As we parked the car and walked up to the tree, I was mildly disappointed by its less-than-overwhelming size. Various food vendors surrounded the base of the tree and the void in the center was full of middle school aged children, horsing around, and some families. After a little people watching, we bought a cup of hot chocolate, with marshmallows of course, cut our losses, and sought a warmer place to spend the rest of the evening. Perhaps I expected something closer to the Trail of Lights, which is unfair considering the extent of the City's previous holiday decorations, but underwhelming it was. Despite this, we were able to appreciate the Tree's charm and let it act as a precious cap on our evening of a Diner 24 dinner and a sweet movie.
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