Vox Hunt: The Holidays are Here

Empress Nasi Goreng
02/12/2008 at 9:24 PM
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Show us a sign that the holidays are upon us.

Bare shoulders amongst the city suits.

English backpackers

Christmas flags in Elizabeth Street.

Christmas possum

Christmas cocky

Actually not a lot going on as far as I can tell. The David Jones Department store has its Christmas windows ready for viewing but don't think I will bother bringing the kids in this year as they aren't all that great compared with other years.

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Christmas possum... that's so cute and very Australian. =)

You had me there for a minute. I had completely forgotten Geography, and was wondering for a fraction of a second why people would bare their shoulders in December.

Lovely pictures.

I LOOOOOOOVE the Christmas Possum!!!! I need one! Do you have any more pictures of his about the city???

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it's just so strange to see no snow at Christmas, but I guess you're used to it. ;-)

Empress Nasi Goreng replied to Design Shark’s comment:
Dec 3, 2008
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I don't but there are some larger images on the City of Sydney Christmas website here, DS:

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/christmas/Default.asp

Empress Nasi Goreng replied to Melisa’s comment:
Dec 3, 2008
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Yes, it is cute - like that 'missing cat' poster you had on your blog. :)

Empress Nasi Goreng replied to Lakshmi’s comment:
Dec 3, 2008
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You would be used to hot Christmasses, wouldn't you, Lakshmi?

Empress Nasi Goreng replied to grantalias’ comment:
Dec 3, 2008
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Would love to experience a white Christmas one year, Grant. My kids have never even seen snow.

Empress Nasi Goreng replied to Empress Nasi Goreng’s comment:
Dec 3, 2008
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Although guess Christmas not a big thing in India anyway (except in certain parts)??

Yeah, Christmas is not really that big, and it is a our local winter which is less hot than summer, at least where I live, a few degrees north of the Equator. But, we are so wired (perhaps with the Brit influence of the past) to believe that Christmas time is filled with snow, coniferous trees that we have really never seen and reindeer, to associate the season with winter and it really feels weird to associate the season with strapless clothes and summer activities.

Empress Nasi Goreng replied to Lakshmi’s comment:
Dec 3, 2008
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Same here. I remember spraying fake plastic snow about the place as a kid. Also a lot of our traditional Christmas food is heavy stodgy stuff more suited to a winter meal. Pretty silly really!

Some people also like to celebrate "Christmas in July" here just as something fun to do. Not so big in Sydney as it doesn't get all that cold even in Winter but up in the mountains and in places like Canberrra it is quite popular.

Vox Hunt: The Holidays are Here

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