As for the trees - I bet you are correct in that a bunch of them are in IASWH. I just wonder if there were this many trees scattered about last year or if this some new thing DLR is doing. If the bulk of the 700 trees are strewn about inside shops and restaurants, then quite possibly there was the same number last year too! Wasn't the tree up in the GCH lobby yet? That would be one more tree to add to the list!
We just got back last night. The tree in the GCH was up yesterday. We stayed out until almost midnight on Sunday night. When we got back to the hotel, the lobby was filled with boxes. On Monday morning, the tree was up and the hotel was decorated. I'm so glad we got to see it. It looks beautiful. Now I wish someone would decorate my house while I'm sleeping.