On Christmas Eve we went up to the little center plaza in our burb. They did a fabulous light show on the surrounding buildings. It was quite impressive. But there was NO ONE around! This flippin' Covid is keeping everyone inside yet again. Christmas was here with MIL and an American friend of mine trapped here for the holidays. If I must say so myself it was a mighty fine dinner. The 26th the three of us took the train up to Aosta, a city of about 35,000 under Mont Blanc. Cross those mountains and you find yourself in France. Chamonix to be exact. We were hoping for more snow but alas times they are a changing. There is a small Christmas market near the Roman ruins and a lovely old pedestrian shopping center. When the sun dropped behing the mountains, the lights came on. It was charming.

Last night we went into Torino to see the Christmas lights with Grace. Again it was very pretty and finally we saw people. But then we felt paranoid and started walking the smaller side streets to avoid the crowds. Geesh.

Next on the list of artery blocking meals is New Years Eve. We'll be going to our friend Riccardo's place in the wine region. I'm stuffing my pjs in my bag just in case. We are together and healthy. No complaints. Happy New Year all! xxoo me