Christmas is just around the corner!

With the holiday season fast approaching, Switzerland is being transformed into something that kids dream about when they think of Christmas. Having only had stinking hot Christmas' in Australia, the images we see in the shops and on the TV are all of a white, wintery Christmas so it's only natural that even Australian kids think of snow at Christmas.

Towns and cities in Switzerland are covered with decorations, snow and possess a certain Christmasy feeling when you walk through the main streets. Last night Roy and I went to Montreux with some friends to see the Christmas markets and it had everything that a child longing for a white Christmas could conjure up in their imagination. There were small market stalls selling handmade trinkets, Christmas lights galore and bountiful pots of Vin Chaud which we took advantage of and went back for more. To add to the warm fuzzy feeling of our first white Christmas, it started snowing as we walked up and down the market stalls. Even though it is super exciting to think that we will be having our first white Christmas this year, so far it just doesn't feel like Christmas. I have grown so used to wearing shorts and a t-shirt, drinking cold beer, eating mangoes and spending time with the family. At least this year we will be having Christmas with friends from Australia which makes it a little easier to spend a Christmas without family.