Entry by Jules Thursday 25/12/08 - Christmas Day! We woke up at a fairly civilised time for a Christmas morning. But then, it didn’t really feel like Christmas, despite the carols on the radio (interspersed with South Park songs at 9am - not exactly appropriate), and we haven’t felt like time has been leading up to the ‘big day’ either. I guess it’s been a combination of things; hot weather in December is not Christmassy; there are far less decorations up here than you would expect back in England; it doesn’t smell like Christmas - no hot cinnamon, no mulled wine; shops and restaurants aren’t shutting down for 2 days and there is no rush to buy the last remaining tin of baked bins; and finally we are not with our families and friends. It’s all
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