• 25 Dec 2009 /  2009

    Wonder of wonders – we actually got a white Christmas in Dallas this year! Sure, it’s only an inch of snow but it’s enough to make things white and that qualifies. Click the pictures for larger versions.

    Here’s my rented Prius in the snow.

    Prius in the Snow

    Maria and Joe’s House

    Maria and Joe's House

    Maria and Joe’s House

    Maria and Joe's House

    Snowy Street Scene

    Snowy Yards

    Another Snowy Street Scene

    Dallas Street

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  • 19 Dec 1995 /  1995, Poland

    I actually spent Christmas in Tarnowskie-Gory with Tina – one of the more memorable Christmasses ever. Unfortunately, I forgot to photograph most of it :-(

    Snow!

    Snow!
    View from Tina’s apartment on Christmas Eve. This is not a great picture (when will I ever learn about the flash / snow combo not being so good) but it does demonstrate the snow, which had been lacking until this evening (how the hell could you not have a white Christmas in Poland???).

    More Snow

    More Snow
    Same shot, different angle, same issues…

    1/2 of Tina’s Flat

    1/2 of Tina
    The kitchen of Tina’s flat. Ya gotta get the important shots…

    Other 1/2 of Tina’s Flat

    Other 1/2 of Tina
    And the dining room – complete with the Christmas Tree!

    Yes, the Christmas Tree really is a single pine branch sporting a bow stuck in a Zywiec bottle (who’s idea was that?).

    Town Square

    Town Square
    The Tarnowskie-Gory town square (Rynek?) Christmas Eve – you can just see the Christmas tree in the background.

    Tina and Jim

    Tina and Jim
    I did NOT take this picture.

    I did, however, learn my face-making lesson well…

    Town Square

    Town Square
    More of the town square – at least it would be if you could see anything.

    More Town Square (?)

    More Town Square (?)
    Whee – getting even worse! I think that would be the city hall in the background.

    Well, that was a complete bust – on to Prague!

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