No, we didn't spend Christmas in Switzerland. We spent two beautiful weeks in California for the holidays, seeing as many of the friends and family there that we could manage to fit in! But apparently, the Swiss love Christmas. This became apparent when, two days before Halloween, I noticed the grocery store had Christmas decorations up, and heard carols while walking to ballet. And when I say that the Swiss love Christmas, I mean they really love it. If you thought Americans went overboard during the holidays, please come to Switzerland to see the real thing. Besides les Marchés de Noël that are held in just about every decent sized town starting the last weekend of November, there are special chocolates, visits from Père Noël, and so many decorations. To name a small portion, there were Christmas trees in train station, my ballet studio, my school, and about every three feet in the Geneva airport. Any tree outside that looks remotely like a pine or fir is decorated. There are lights in every single window, and little Père Noëls on ladders hanging off balconies. All the towns--even the smallest villages, like Perroy--have huge glowing Christmas decorations hanging above the main drags. Christmas is EVERYWHERE.
So, merry (super belated) Christmas :]
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