Christmas Ornament III

Winter Wonderland II

There were Santas like this everywhere! It seems popular to make it look like he's breaking into your house.

Montreux: Ferris Wheel

We rode the ferris wheel at the Christmas Market as well. It was COLD up there!









Downtown Montreux. All the little huts in the street are part of the Christmas Market.






Boys having fun.






It would appear that Santa likes the San Francisco part of the ride!

Yvoire

We went back to the small medieval town of Yvoire in France with my parents. It was just before Christmas so the town was practically empty. A much nicer (though bitterly cold) experience than the previous time when the town was overrun with tourists! This house was built right into the old wall!

Basel Christmas Market

The day after spending Thanksgiving with our friends in Basel, we headed to the Christmas Market. It was the best I've seen outside of Germany. Admittedly, my only recollections were of attending them as a child so they seemed quite magical. This one lived up to the memories!






This guy was the Grinch.












There were many cute handmade wooden toys available. It made me wish I was shopping for some younger kids!



Making things out of glass.



Puppenhausmuseum



I'm pretty sure this was Santa scouting for presents!



That is going to have to be one big kiss for the load of mistletoe he's carrying!