Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Another snowy morning with Christmas carols during breakfast. Now the hostel is decorated for Christmas--a pointsettia on the bar and a tree by the fireplace. Everyone in the university group I've caught up with is envious of my lunch yesterday at the Chrismas markets. There may be a repeat for dinner tonight. Busy day ahead with lots of walking. My main concern now is slippery surfaces. (In England I feared being run down by a car coming from the "wrong" direction, and in Amsterdam I was terrified of toppling down the stairs.)