Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Feliz Navidad y Prospero Nuevo Ano

Happy holidays to everyone from La Paz Mexico. It is difficult for us to believe it is Christmas, it is warm (daytime it's in the 70's at night it dips to 58 or so) and sunny. Everywhere we look we see blue skies filled with palm trees and blue, blue water. I've got to rub it in, because I know it is very cold in Bend.
The residents of La Paz have gone all out and decorated for Christmas. They have strung ropes of white lights around all the palm trees along the maelcon (water front There are a couple of life-size nativity scenes, one in the plaza al central in front of the church and another in front of a governmental building near the marina. They have also created large christmas trees, 40 or 50 feet high, made of artificial evergreen garlands strung vertically in a conical shape, then hung with large ball ornaments and festoon with wide ribbon. Juxtiposed against the sand and palm trees is the wide scale use of snowmen and Santa Clause.

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