It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…minus many traditions.

The pandemic has caused the cancellation of traditional Christmas markets, events and celebrations in many parts of the UK.

Christmas decorations are up along what is usually the busy shopping district – Oxford Street in London, but the crowd is sparse and most shops – except those selling essential goods are open.

These are some of the shots of my last two nights in London before returning home for my Christmas break in the tropics, not that it’s much different here …