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The temperature clearly knew when the month ticked over, as evidenced by a 7°C drop in daily temperature. On Dec 3 we even got some kind of light hail or brief clumpy snow. It didn't stick, but it was surprising! December 5, Sinterklaasavond (Sinterklaas Eve) Sinterklaas arrived in Amsterdam by Barge a couple weeks ago. Today he'll ride his white horse to put candy and toys by the shoes of good boys and girls. We put carrots in the shoes for his horse.  Learning Dutch! Ik spreek en beetje Nederlands!  I've been using Duolingo to learn some basic Dutch, and have made it a priority to practice every day. I've maintained my streak of 50 days! Covid-19 (via New York Times) Dec 20 Just days before Christmas, the U.S. is being hit by a fourth wave of coronavirus infections. More than 125,000 Americans, on average, are testing positive every day. Hospitalizations have increased nearly 20 percent in two weeks. Most of the world’s vaccines provide almost

(This content is a repost of an Instagram, for certain loved family members that do not have Instagram.) By: DianyDeCorazon in Sao Paolo, Brazil On: 23 December, 2022 Link:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CmgqKE6uwrH/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= People look at that show!!!! This tree is breaking the Guinness Record! Made in Portugal by 75 ladies from the Parish of the United Residents Association of Appeal have been working on these comics since May!. the tree is 17 meters high and has over 7,000 granny squares! I loved it so much! Thank you dear @luisaantabreu for sharing with me these beauties! MERRY CHRISTMAS MY DEAR PEOPLE! MAY IT BE A NIGHT OF UNION, COMMUNION AND HAPPINESS WITH YOUR LOVED BEINGS! BLESSINGS Photo is from @joaobaiaobaiao @amua.2009 beautiful work they do

2022 June 04 We went to ARTIS: Amsterdam Royal Zoo ,  also known as Natura Artis Magistra. It opened in 1838 and is the oldest zoo in the Netherlands. It's also huge (14 ha). It has Botanical Garden status too because it has over 700 trees of 200 species.  There at many places to take gorgeous photo ops, and the weather was just perfect.  Japanese Macaque and their weird unnatural cave structure. The first animal the boys saw, so they were enraptured. One of the monkey enclosures has a huge mesh tube to a jungle island. The overlook was lovely with a wild feel. The flamingo lagoon was straight up out of Disney.  For dinner, we went to De Carrousel Pannenkoeken. Lovely pancake restaurant built around an antique Carousel. The horses no longer rotate but children can sit on them for photos. The inside is decorated as a Carousel and the outside booths are wicker and comfy. The menu is extensive and our waitress was friendly a