It's a Down Under Christmas

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Ron and I would like to wish all our family and friends a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season. Our Christmas will be spent in Sydney, Australia. The main holiday activity, that we have planned, is the Christmas show at the Sydney Opera House. It is entitled, "Christmas At The House". We will get to hear Australian artists, the Sydney Choral Society, and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. It should be a great show. We have tenative plans to view the fireworks on the Sydney Harbor Bridge for New Year's Eve. But, that may change if we decide to leave the city after Christmas. Our celebration of the New Year will be 18 hours before the east coast of the U.S. Watch for us, on the telly, on the New Year's Eve shows.

We saw a "Staylian" T-shirt yesterday and wanted to share some local vernacular. On Chrissie morn have a nice brekkie of tea and bikkies. Then enjoy opening your prezzies with the rellies. Later in the day, at the barbie, don't eat too much tucker or drink too many tinnies or you will be wearing your sunnies on Boxing Day.

Our Christmas card to you is the following collection of Holiday photos taken in New Zealand and Australia. So set the mood - get some Christmas bikkies, put some carols on the CD player, and have an Eggnog for us. We think of you often and miss all your smiling faces. More to come in the New Year.

Love, Pam & Ron

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Photos

Merry Christmas from the South Pole
I think the extreme temp made the photo blurry!

Queenstown Decorations
Chamber of Commerce with a Bungy jumping Santa, a wine drinking Santa, a golfing reindeer, and a snow boarding reindeer.

Santas in the windows
Town of Wanaka, NZ

Sleeping or stressed? You decide!
Town of Wanaka, NZ

Santa in Lights
K Mart display in Christchurch

Decorations in The Strand
Taking a well deserved "cappa" break from all the Christmas shopping.

Reindeer Antler Vendor
The reindeer antler hats were being sold as a fund raiser for Cancer research.

Ron at Circular Quay
At this location there are great views of the city, the harbor, the Harbor Bridge, and the Opera House.

Pam at the Opera House
This was just before the "Christmas At The House" show that we attended. It was very nice and the Opera House was beautifully decorated.

The Harbor Bridge
Notice the fireworks preparation on the center of the bridge and the climbers on top of the arches.

The Harbor Bridge all wrapped up for Christmas
We were going to climb the bridge until we learned that it would cost $150 per person!!

Comments

[Abby]

Chorale!
Was the Chorale a great chorale or a bad chorale or maybe just an O.K. CHORALE? ha,ha,ha! love, Carl, Abby and Carlea

[Melodie]

Wishes
Dear Pam, I really enjoyed all the cards you sent! I have been enjoying your travels and would like to extend my warmest wishes to you and Ron for the holidays. Peace and love, Mel.

[Dorothy]

Happy New Year
Wonderful pictures. I just saw them. I love what they do with Santa. Those folks must have a great sense of humor. We miss you much. I'll email ASAP Love you . Hug Ron for me. Dorothy

[tine]

Please reply
Does anyone have details or know the name or how i can get in contact with this street Artisit in sydney in the above photo who did Tha Last Supper please?