I’ve lived in Australia most of my life. It
is a hot, dry place. I don’t mind most of the time, but during Christmas I
really, really prefer snow and log fires over sun, sand and sunscreen. I know
this might mean I’m thrown out of the country, but I simple prefer a Northern
Hemisphere Christmas.
Last year, we spent Christmas in Austria.
It was lovely and crisp. We walked through the Christmas markets sipping
warmed mulled wine all rugged up in coats and hats. My idea of bliss.
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| Vienna on Christmas Day |
This year we will be having Christmas
near Noosa in Queensland. Noosa is beautiful, lush and green, but you
know…there’s never any snow.
Which do you prefer? Do you love waking up on Christmas morning to flurries of snowflakes or do you prefer running down the
beach into the waves?
Hi Jennifer
ReplyDeleteOh one day I would love to have a white Christmas I have not yet but it is one of my wishes although I think it might be a bit strange with the snow I still enjoy our hot Christmases they are what I am used to and this year we will have a pool seeing as we are going to my daughter's place :0
Enjoy Noosa
Have Fun
Helen
Ah yes, having a pool is nice on Christmas Day. I'm often in Queensland at Christmas and it is so hot a pool is essential!! Happy Xmas, Helen.
DeleteI have never had a snow Christmas, Jennifer. When I lived in Vancouver I came home in November so missed out. But I do love the sunny ones on the deck with cold champagne at hand!
ReplyDeleteChampagne certainly does help with the Xmas heat, Sue.
DeleteJen, I bet your Austrian Christmas was wonderful. I've always thought a white Christmas would be such fun...and then I wonder if I'd miss the sweltering temps, the traditional game of backyard cricket and the watermelon. And then the beach on Boxing Day. I think as long as you're with loved ones, though, it doesn't really matter. :-)
ReplyDeleteGood point, Michelle. But, still I love seeing those snow flakes at Christmas.
DeleteI'm with you. We were in London last year and I am being cruelly reminded of that lovely cold festive season each morning as Facebook brings up the memories! We make do with the heat but my preference would always be for a rural English village with a quaint pub for dinner and an ancient church service the night before... a dusting of snow, if the weather would be so kind!
ReplyDeleteYou are describing my perfect Xmas, Clare.
DeleteThere's something magical about a white Christmas, isn't there, Jen?
ReplyDeleteI think I'd like to stick with our warmer one (because summer fruits are just Christmas, don't you think?) but have the occasional trip overseas every few years or so where its a white one. I think snow every Christmas would soon leave me all grumbly and bah humbug but once every now and then? Magic! :-)
Ah perhaps you are right, Amy. The fact that I've only had a few white Christmases is why they feel so lovely and special.
ReplyDeleteI've never experienced a White Christmas but it is on the bucket list. Just to see if it lives up to the ideal of my imagination (which is a cross between your Austrian adventure and Clare's English countryside...perhaps I need to do both!)
ReplyDeleteBut I do love our hot Aussie Christmas. It is my favourite time of the year, whether it's a turkey dinner with all the trimmings or prawns and a barbie. And like Amy I LOVE the summer fruits!!! Mango season YAY!!!!
Mostly I love spending it wherever my family may be. Since one son lives in London perhaps we will spend a winter Christmas with them before they return.
I grew up in Wisconsin so I had 35 White Christmases, then we moved to Orlando and have had 25 sunny warm Christmases. There is a certain magic in a winter wonderland, but by December 26th they could put the snow away and I'd be happy. I love the warmer Florida weather, but wish we just had a week of cooler weather the week leading up to Christmas so I could bake without having the A/C cranked to the max, and maybe wear a Christas Sweater!
ReplyDeleteJen, I've had a few white Christmases and loved them. The traditions we grew up with Down Under are mainly from the northern hemisphere so I think that's why it seems so right to be cold at Christmas. My vote is cold for Christmas and back to Australia for a sunny new year!
ReplyDeleteJenn, much as I enjoy the Aussie summer, I find that it's January I enjoy most - that sense of holiday, of taking time to do things, and yes, the thrill of a new year. For Christmas, I have to say I've adored my European times. Hoping to have a few more white Christmases in future!
ReplyDeleteThey're different and yet the same to me - maybe because we Aussies love to keep up tradition even when the weather doesn't match. I was in Austria last January and it really is the most magnificent place - I remember it being incredibly cold, though. I'd love to go back in the milder weather and explore it further :)
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