Christmas is almost treated here as Halloween where people slap on a Santa hat and head out to bars to drink and party the night away. I remember the quiet streets of Budapest on Christmas Eve when we were counting the number of Xmas trees we see in the windows as we drove by are replaced here in Hong Kong with street festivities, concerts, some local firewroks and mostly drunk and obnoxious gwailos who have nothing better to do on Christmas Eve. It is neat in its own way but can easily become a bit overwhelming.
I headed out with a friend and had some great Thai food for Christmas Eve dinner. Afterwards, we walked around a bit to "walk it all off', took some pictures and headed home for a nice nite of rest. Giving presents at Xmas time is not as customary here in Hong Kong so when I 'replenished' our unofficial chewing gum depository at work with two packs of gum, a co-worker said "this is the only Xmas gift that I will receive this year". Everyone is looking forward to Chinese New Year which this year takes place at the end of January.
Click here for a few pictures from Christmas Eve in Hong Kong.
Merry Christmas everyone and Happy Happy New Year !!!!!
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