German house sparkles with over 400,000 Christmas lights
Vogt says he has lost count of the actual number of lights.
(Reuters) A privately owned home in the town of Bücken, Germany is attracting visitors because more than 400,000 twinkling lights adorn the house, garden, trees and fences.
Resident Rolf Vogt s land became a well-known site for tourists in the festive season after he gained inspiration from a trip to America 15 years ago.
Between the illuminated Santas, stars and snowflakes, Vogt says he has lost count of the actual number of lights.
“Around 450,000, maybe a few more, a few less. So I don t know exactly, because I ve only got the giant mountain [of lights], you can t count them any more,” he said.
But for the family, Vogt added, the display is not just a Christmas project but occupies them year-round.
“I start at the end of July, cutting down all the shrubs and the lilacs and I gradually begin to display the first things. And then it always takes time for me to find the beginning, how I imagine it now, because people want to see it different every year, and when I have the beginning, then it continues bit by bit, then the thoughts of how I build it come together,” he said.
Their efforts make the most of the long nights in winter by switching on at 5 p.m. every evening until 9 p.m. from late November until late December.
