Sunday, December 25, 2005
Merry Christmas 聖誕快樂
Last year, when I was in HK in early December, I remember seeing beautiful Christmas lights on many buildings in Central. In fact, the lights were so spectacular that I took a nighttime photo of some buildings in Central (see above). Unfortunately, I didn't get a photo showing the Christmas lights. But I still can picture the Christmas lights that I saw in HK last year and wish I were there to see them now.
This year in the San Francisco area, I have noticed that plastic Christmas figures are especially popular. The above photos show some cute ones that a local restaurant put up to decorate for Christmas. It would be interesting to know whether plastic figures also are popular in HK.
Evidently, Santa and his reindeer are big business for tourism. For example, Finland attracts about 500,000 visitors a year to the Arctic Circle to see Santa. That may explain why there is a fierce competition between Iceland and the Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Norway) to claim the title of Santa's homeland. So far, this year's winners seem to be Finland and Iceland.
For those who need quick help with their Christmas decorating, try this. Be sure to press all the features at the bottom of the picture.
My Christmas wish for all of you--peace on earth and good will toward men (and women)! ¶ 12:08 PM
Last year, when I was in HK in early December, I remember seeing beautiful Christmas lights on many buildings in Central. In fact, the lights were so spectacular that I took a nighttime photo of some buildings in Central (see above). Unfortunately, I didn't get a photo showing the Christmas lights. But I still can picture the Christmas lights that I saw in HK last year and wish I were there to see them now.This year in the San Francisco area, I have noticed that plastic Christmas figures are especially popular. The above photos show some cute ones that a local restaurant put up to decorate for Christmas. It would be interesting to know whether plastic figures also are popular in HK.
Evidently, Santa and his reindeer are big business for tourism. For example, Finland attracts about 500,000 visitors a year to the Arctic Circle to see Santa. That may explain why there is a fierce competition between Iceland and the Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Norway) to claim the title of Santa's homeland. So far, this year's winners seem to be Finland and Iceland.
For those who need quick help with their Christmas decorating, try this. Be sure to press all the features at the bottom of the picture.
My Christmas wish for all of you--peace on earth and good will toward men (and women)! ¶ 12:08 PM
