 Amsterdam: crisp, cold and snowy |
 Canal houses, Amsterdam, late morning |
 Outside my canal-side hotel |
 Looking over a canal boat towards typical Amsterdam architecture |
 A final glimpse of Amsterdam, where the runways were clear enough to get me back to Budapest |
 Budapest Christmas market: wreath making supplies |
 More wreath supplies, on Christmas eve |
 Umm. No, we did not have any of this. |
 Nor any of these. But they smelled delicious! |
 Spice and herb decorations for sale at the Budapest Christmas market |
 And decorated cookies! |
 Our homemade Christmas (fruit) cake! |
 Homemade tarts: apricot, blueberry and plum |
 Tourtieres, ready for the oven |
 Before the guests arrived... |
 Nibblies awaiting on Christmas day |
 Our tree -- it is difficult to take good photos of it |
 J&R, Boxing Day, on Castle Hill |
 Matyas templom with no scaffolding! |
 Fisherman's Bastion, Castle Hill, on a cold cold day |
 No tourists! Terrific! |
 Loving our parkas... |
 Playing with the new camera... |
 The newest quilt (applique AND free motion quilting!) |
 I could do this all day. |
 And hanging in the living room. It needs a darker wall. |
 Long tailed tits at our balcony suet balls |