Yes, Christmas is coming and the kids are ramping up their excitement levels! Christmas in Bangladesh. It's quite different. Firstly, it's lovely and sunny and warm. Secondly, they don't play Slade in every shop you go into. Finally, mulled wine doesn't quite have the same pull factor....
Having said that, we have made a Christmas garland to hang on the door. We have played Christmas Carols very loudly and sung out of tune to Oh Come All ye Faithful. Tonight we went to the Christmas party at the High Commissioners house....Arty ate his body weight in mince pies and chocolate brownies, and then proceeded to rub his filthy hands clean on Santas outfit.
We've had a fun few weeks. The UN day celebration at Isobels school had her donning a fantastic Union Jack dress....a bit spice girls but you know, longer and less fitted! It made us think though as we watched the other nations walk past - Sudan, India, Korea, Mexico....great national costumes. Then Italy and the UK seemed to be the two least interesting.....what about Morris dancing outfits?
Anyway, we are soon to be on a plane back to the UK for never ending stilton and mince pies and Christmas cake.....and, fingers crossed, a trip to the Hobbit2! Yeah.
