But to be honest, there were only a few glimpses of Christmas for us. Everybody here in Togo gets all decked out for Christmas with laser beam artificial Christmas trees, way too many strings of lights, inflatable life-sized santa's sold by street vendors and BoneyM's 'Mary's Boy Child' playing on repeat day and night.
The Column du Paix, all lit up for Christmas. And we wondered why there was no power to our street lights...
Despite the festive atmosphere, there's no smell of the Christmas tree, none of Oma's amazing pastries, no turkey, no way to sit on the couch and just hang out with family..
Thankfully, there is Skype, so we've been able to stay in touch, but of course, it's still not quite the same.. So until we can spend a Christmas with you all again... know that we miss being near to you all. You mean the world to us. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and know that we wish we could celebrate with you!
Just so you know we're not entirely wallowing in despair: we are super grateful for some dear friends we've made and were able to spend Christmas with. Furthermore, to our surprise, there were some great Christmas concerts and even a German Christmas eve service! And the wonderful parcels from family and friends that arrived just in time for Christmas were also wonderful.
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