Friday, November 19, 2010

Christmas in the Tropics

Arturo and I spent a decent amount of time in malls when we went to Guayaquil this past weekend and people are definitely getting in to the Christmas spirit!

We hung out at San Marino Mall while putting together our paperwork and waiting for our appointment at the US Consulate.

They had a giant Christmas tree, Santa and a elf for kids to have their pictures taken with, wreathes, and all types of Christmas music (including favorites like Holly Jolly Christmas). It was fun to get in to the holiday spirit, but strange at the same time to see people in sorts and tank tops and short dresses, and sit amongst the palm trees in the food court and eat lunch.

Here are a few photos from the mall

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... (San Marino Shopping Center, Guayaquil)

 The food court felt less Christmas-like

Our mall meal. Real plates, real silverware... pretty classy for a mall food court. 
Oh, and the food was quite good as well!

1 comment:

  1. I got quite a kick out of the mall in Cuenca. They had competing decorations... Halloween and Christmas!

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