Monique and Justin's Travels

A miniature version of the little German wooden smoking guy

Weihnachten – Schnee, -5 Grad, vereiste Straßen – hm, das können wir hier nicht bieten, weshalb die Weihnachtsstimmung gerade bei mir auch im Keller ist. Aber ich will gar nicht jammern…

Deshalb, wir wünschen allen Lieben zu Hause oder sonst irgendwo auf der Welt ein BESINNLICHES WEIHNACHTSFEST!! Laßt Euch reich beschenken und wir denken ganz fest an Euch. -mk

Some people might say there’s no feeling of Christmas when it’s 30C (86F).  People like Monique and the other Germans that usually have -5C, icy streets, slushy snow, and clothes-piercing wind.  And they’re right.  Because the Germans also have great Christmas markets, real trees, Glühwein, fresh snow, and big heavy jackets like Santa’s.  People there take their Christmas far more seriously than here.  They still have the ridiculous commercialism and other stuff that everyone else has but at least it’s covered by the traditional Christmas flair.

So have a merry Christmas and if you’re in Germany then enjoy the spirit because there’s no Christmas spirit like it anywhere else in the world! -jp

The usual view in the evening from our balcony. Well, the clouds aren't usually there but they reflect the sun nicely.

This place just keeps getting better.  We’ve moved in to an apartment in Fremantle, 5 minutes from town by foot, by the Memorial Hill park, with views of the park and the ocean and the harbor and the town of Fremantle.  The price is reasonable and the view is great.

The best part is, moving in took about 30 minutes since everything we had fit in the Troopy. The first thing moved in?  The TV we bought on the way from picking up the keys to the apartment.  Hey, if we’re going to have walls and a door then we might as well be able to watch the Simpsons, too. -jp