A very Belgian winter
It's cold! Very cold! But it's snowing and snow is pretty :)I have lots of photos. Here are a few!
Ice sculptures in the Namur Christmas markets. Pretty!
The citadelle after a night's snow. More Christmas markets and an outdoor ice skating rink!
First snowfall!
Holly outside my window -- it's definitely Christmas!
Sunset after today's snow
Someone went to a lot of trouble to make some very large snowmen!
The ducks and geese are appreciating the most of the water they have left (it's been down to -13degC!)
My first and rather poor attempt at a snowman - a snow bunny for ixchelbunny!
Some other intriguing things have arrived in Namur: A milk vending machine! The lack of fresh milk has been a source of annoyance for me, so this arrival of a vending machine not only helps the farmers who have been having a tough time of it recently but also provides me with fresh milk for much cheaper than my previous source! :) Yay!
Nicholas came to visit me at the beginning of the month and we pottered up to Amsterdam, home of canals, art, deep fried batter balls, fantastic Ethiopian food, and rain. I put up some photos here. We had a wonderful time and it was really awesome to see him. I'm hoping he'll be back in Europe next year!
This week I am off to the UK for Christmas, staying with Yvan, Kat, and Yvan's sister Yaël for Christmas itself, then off to visit Chris for the break between Christmas and New Year! I'm very much looking forward to it :) Missing everyone at home for Christmas, and the nice warm temperatures -- but I must admit it's fun to have some snow! Heh. Let's just hope I can get on the train though -- Eurostar has cancelled 3 days of travel because of the bad cold conditions... so I hope that by Wednesday it will clear up! Even then there could be issues with the backlog of passengers from this weekend!
Anyway, hope you all have a happy and safe new year! Looking forward to seeing what the new year will bring!
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