Ho, ho, ho!

Weekend under the theme of family and friends all in the spirit of Christmas festivity.

Saturday, with a colleague I went to this Factory outlet just outside of Paris to buy those xmas presents for Sis', Bro', Ma' & Pa'. Huge place, tons of people; very American style shopping & decoration; it even smells like an American mall!! One can even go through the indoor section with a small train that goes 'tchoo-tchoo' through the heard of people that pack up the place. You've also got all the rainbow-colored decoration and lights with Jingle Bells playing in every corner of the building. Christmas at its fullest..

Then Sunday, little trip to Normandy to see some family I hadn't seen in years. They all loved my passing by and I even got to meet my grandfather's cousin whom I had never even heard of before. I was amazed at how many people in our family own some sort of domain (one castle out of two we saw was part of the family's heritage).
Then I also laughed when I saw most houses in the area decorated for xmas as if they were trying to remind Santa that they still exist and where they live. Though strangely enough only retired people live there. I wonder if they sent their wish list to Santa as well.

What a world...