It's nearly 100 degrees in Melbourne, but folks seem to be in the holiday spirit.
We may be 17,000 kilometers miles from home (and have been away so long that we now think in metric), but the kids were keen to have a real Christmas. We started on Christmas Eve with holiday cookies, complete with colored frosting. (Thanks to Grandma Boo Boo, and her mom before that, who made this such an important and enjoyable tradition.) We made a staggering number of cookies in our Airbnb apartment.
If you look carefully at the plate on the right (below), the cookies are supposed to represent the flags of the countries we have visited so far. CJ (above) was in more of an American mood.
On Christmas, we hung stockings (with downtown Melbourne in the background). Santa brought practical things like Band-Aids, shampoo, antibiotic creme, and Swiss Army knives.
Later we headed to the lovely Intercontinental Hotel. There is nothing like a fixed price buffet when: 1) We have been traveling for four months; 2) We are all losing weight; and 3) No travel budget on Christmas! (More shrimp anyone?)
A good time was had by all . . .
Merry Christmas!
We may be 17,000 kilometers miles from home (and have been away so long that we now think in metric), but the kids were keen to have a real Christmas. We started on Christmas Eve with holiday cookies, complete with colored frosting. (Thanks to Grandma Boo Boo, and her mom before that, who made this such an important and enjoyable tradition.) We made a staggering number of cookies in our Airbnb apartment.
If you look carefully at the plate on the right (below), the cookies are supposed to represent the flags of the countries we have visited so far. CJ (above) was in more of an American mood.
On Christmas, we hung stockings (with downtown Melbourne in the background). Santa brought practical things like Band-Aids, shampoo, antibiotic creme, and Swiss Army knives.
Later we headed to the lovely Intercontinental Hotel. There is nothing like a fixed price buffet when: 1) We have been traveling for four months; 2) We are all losing weight; and 3) No travel budget on Christmas! (More shrimp anyone?)
A good time was had by all . . .
Merry Christmas!
peace on earth...!
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