Plaza Lights

Sunday left us feeling the need for some fresh air, and as not everyone in the neighborhood has shoveled their sidewalks with enough clearance for a stroller, we headed down to the Plaza to cruise the streets and gaze at the window displays. For those not familiar with Kansas City, the Plaza was built in the 1920s as the nation's first planned shopping district, an outdoor mall of sorts, that takes up an area about four by five blocks and has all varieties of chain and local shops, restaurants, and theaters built in a Spanish architectural style. We had thought that the shops would be open until 6 or 7 so we could pop in from time to time to warm up, but found that most of the stores close at 5 on Sunday. This meant that our walk was a bit shorter than we had originally intended, but it was still nice to be outside in the city. Sunday was also the last day for the Plaza holiday lights, which are quite lovely.