lisboa 2006 - natal

Christmas is time for peace, time for love, time for family. What would Christmas be withouth family, cod potatoes and cabbage, and useless gifts?

I like family - it's fun. Especially my family which i don't see too often - it had been a year since last Christmas. My nieces have now 5 and 7 years old. My sister is 26. I'm approaching 30 at the speed of light.

Friends are as important as family [they are much more fun to be with, but if you need money you go to your parents first] and I spent 2 or 3 days with them pre and post xmas days.

Then starts the guilt trip of not having time to see everyone you know in Lisbon because you don't actually have a month to spend there and you want to spend time with the few number of people that are closer and mean more to you.

After xmas you finalise what you have to do and you return with your unnecessary excess luggage (of 200 euros this time) of parma ham, cheeses, kilos of salted cod, and all sorts of delicatessen that one cannot find here in Londontown. I also brought back photos to scan and publish and bring shame onto my friends.

This blog sounds a bit disenchanted but I don't really know why. I like Christmas, I really do.