Christmas Celebrations!

A busy day... things to get in town, and the day is getting progressively busier. Had a lovely lunch in what was similar to a French Basserie, but Chilean style, and then to Mercado Central for a Chilean specialty drink.. sort of a young wine, with ice cream and a type of rum added - extremely potent. Went to this little place that Celine went to with her tutor the day before. We were the only foreigners in the place, which i think is quite unusual for Santiago. In any case, we had a lively hour or so, and made friends with a copper miner from Iquique. Bit of a stumble home to rest before joining with the family for Christmas dinner, which is celebrated on the 24th in Chile.

The evening was spent with the family of the guesthouse, on the terrace. Began with apperritief, music, and followed by lovely food with all the family. Perhaps one or two too many mango sours for me, but still managed to behave myself. Just after midnight we wend downstairs to open Christmas presents, after Silent Night was beautifully sung by Fernanda, daughter of one of Max's brothers (if I remember, I'll attach a video below!). A beautiful evening and an honor to share it with such a nice family. I crawled up the stairs to bed... More Christmas pics here!