In Quito (October) and in Cusco (November) quite a few restaurants and shops already had Christmas decorations up (too early...?) but in Chile (December) pretty much nothing (too late...!) apart from the shopping centre which was much like ours at home with oversized decorations everywhere and with every purchase we made being popped into a paper or plastic bag with Feliz Navidad emblazoned across it.
Here in Mendoza in Argentina there's nothing... We're less than a week away and you would never know it.
Our Christmas preparation started in earnest in Sunday when we got the bus from Santiago to Mendoza - it began with us taking in turns to play our favourite Christmas songs from the selection on: Now That's What I Call Christmas and Christmas With The Rat Pack - my choices in no particular order were; Fairytale of New York, Driving Home for Christmas, Last Christmas, Santa Baby, Merry Christmas Everybody, Baby It's Cold Outside and It's Christmas Time All Over The World.
After we'd listened to almost every Christmas song we then listened to The Box of Delights; my Dad used to play this to me, my brother and sister just before Christmas every year ever since I can remember and it wouldn't feel like Christmas to me if I didn't listen to it - thanks Dad x
Christmas prep continued when we met up with Phoebe and Ben when, for each of our wine tastings, we all donned Santa hats which Abby and I had bought when we were in Vina del Mar.
Baby It's Cold Outside?!?!?!
Only four days to go......
Raine x
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