Magge and I are headed to the mountains for Christmas and will not have access to phones or internet until we get to Lima next week. In the meantime, enjoy pictures of Christmas in Trujillo at night in the full post.
December 22, 2009
Christmas in Trujillo
Trujillo's Plaza de Armas is dueling Magge's mother for the title of "Most Christmas Trees". The city got a late start with decorations, with most of them put up in the last week, but has done a decent job creating a Christmas feel in spite of the warm weather.
Magge and I are headed to the mountains for Christmas and will not have access to phones or internet until we get to Lima next week. In the meantime, enjoy pictures of Christmas in Trujillo at night in the full post.
Magge and I are headed to the mountains for Christmas and will not have access to phones or internet until we get to Lima next week. In the meantime, enjoy pictures of Christmas in Trujillo at night in the full post.
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They have me beat!
ReplyDeleteI am pretty sure these decorations do not beat Marcia & Lee's superb Christmas decorations in Chapel Hill. On a bright note, you are getting at least some Christmas animation. I anticipate seeing more Christmas pictures of your stay in the mountains. Perhaps a White Christmas is awaiting you just as the one Magge experienced in Whistler, Canada. xo
ReplyDeleteWow. Those trees are beautiful! :) Do the people in Trujillo have any Christmas tradtions that are vastly different from ours? Miss you guys a bunch! ox
ReplyDeleteKiersten, Christmas traditions here don't seem radically different from back home. Perhaps they were, but the holiday has become pretty commercialized, just as it is in North America. The biggest difference I've heard is that most families in Peru celebrate on the night of the 24th and have a large dinner at midnight, followed by fireworks.
ReplyDeleteI just noticed that the first picture is of you, Magge, holding your preciously colored Feliz Navidad sign. At first blush, it looks like someone else with three cute little kids looking on. I clicked on it to enlarge it (Kiersten deserves credit for my perspicacity) just to see your beautiful face with your eyes closed and three fake kids in the background. Distance leads to enchantment. Joyeux Noël ma belle Magge et mon cher Jeffrey. Je vous aime beaucoup. Hugs & kisses to both!
ReplyDeleteWell all the trees look great to me. I am a believer and I love Christmas time. I have heard from Rachel that the Christmas traditions in Chile are similar but it is warm. She plans to go to Gonzalo's family, they BBQ (a tradition) and at midnight they open all the presents.
ReplyDeleteI will miss you guys and Rachel but as you look at a tree think of us and we will do the same.
Love you.
Merry Christmas
Lee
Oh my gracious, I had not noticed Mags in the picture either. Thank you Lucie and Kiersten. I think from what Rachel has told us, and from what I have read it is the norm in the Caribbean, Central and South America to celebrate on Christmas Eve. Magge, remember the Van Der Puys celebrate on Christmas Eve, a tradition from Mark being raised in Ecuador I would assume. Love you all
ReplyDeleteMagge and Jeff, Have a great time over the holidays. At least you should be able to SEE snow.
ReplyDeleteLove dad
Season's greetings from rainy Cincinnati. Looks like South America is a blast, and don't worry, Jeff, I am watching enough football for the both of us. Bengals on Sunday, Dallas on Tuesday, and de Bayou next week to hunt ducks. We will check in from the road.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Magge and Jeff! As a Christmas present to you, I got Alex to finally post something on your website. I love and miss you both. It looks like you are having a wonderful time. Enjoy having a place to yourselves for awhile. No more crazy Canadians ... well, maybe Jeff.
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