It's been SOOOOO cold! And today is supposed to be a MAXIMUM of (brrrr....) minus 12! Fortunately, a bit of snow here and there, and the Christmas - New Year festivities have distracted us from the fact that it is dark at 4pm! We got our first snow late November, and despite forecasts of a white Christmas it was not to be. Even so, Christmas in Prague is beautiful. Christmas Day was an American-Australian affair (Dan, Eliza & Michelle; then Barry, Sarah & us). What that means is we had a big 7kg Turkey with mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce, but also had bon-bons and a game of cricket in the street. Then just after new years, the snow set in for a week, leaving Prague looking incredible. I don't care what my American friends say;
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