This year Dave and I spent Western Christmas (Dec. 25) in England, with a friend and her family. We arrived in Birmingham, spent a day an a half there, then went to London for two days, and finally traveled to Chichester, a small town on the south coast of England, for the Christmas holiday. We had a great time shopping, hanging out, watching English TV, being tourists, eating English Christmas goodies (many of which w
ere new to us) and in general just absorbing the Christmas holiday spirit. Other highlights included Christmas Eve Midnight Mass in Chichester’s 11th century cathedral, playing with the Peters’ two dogs (Dave’s highlight), and speaking English in public. We were pleasantly surprised at the mild weather and greenness of the landscape, as well as the history and beauty we saw everywhere we went. Especially around Ch
ichester, every other house seems to be built of stone several hundred years ago, and every other street is cobbled, narrow and winds through beautiful green fields and ivy-laden landscapes.
Laura
