A christmas walk

    Empty streets, a few last stragglers, church services, candles, dark shop windows. There is something so peaceful yet desolate about Austria on Christmas. We always go for a walk into town in the afternoon enjoying the lack of bustle and tourism. No one is running errands anymore, all the shops long since closed. The very last hangers-on, enjoying the very last glühwein of the season cluster around the final one or two stands still open in the Advent market. All is peace- time stands still. Expectation hanging in the air.

So, rather than a long post today, I thought I would take you on a walk through the beautiful, empty Graz of Christmas.

    Here is the light of peace which has traveled from Jerusalem, The eternal light. We brought a candle home with us.

    And when the sun went down and the sparkling lights were alone in the city, we went home to eat Christmas dinner and light the tree.

Merry Christmas!

   And don't forget about the Draw With Me challenge. I am looking forward to seeing the results.




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