Sunday, December 12, 2010

Places to go for Christmas

If you are looking for somewhere to go this Christmas, you might want to check out these places. CNNGo listed the Top Ten places to spend your Christmas.

1.  Boston, Massachusetts. Boston lays on the New England charm , with snow-dusted cobblestone roads, locals feasting on roasted lobster instead of Christmas turkey and candlelight carols at the Trinity Church.The Sowa Holiday Market, which features works made by New England artisans, is a great place to get Christmas shopping done.

2. London, U.K. Head to London for the Dicksenian holiday experience with A Christmas Carol walking tour of the places characters Pickwick, Scrooge and Tiny Tim supposedly lived.


3. San Juan, Puerto Rico (my favorite). Head to San Juan in Puerto Rico, where Christmas celebrations run longer than anybody else's -- sing carols, from November through mid-January. On Christmas Eve, many Puerto Ricans head to midnight mass, to catch a re-enactment of the nativity scene. On New Year's Eve, locals might make you eat 12 grapes for luck, and the government hosts a free-for-all party. The climax of the season is El Día de los Tres Reyes Magos, or Three Kings Day, which is January 6, 2011.



4. Hong Kong, China. With stores still open on Christmas Day, shoppers can literally do last minute shopping.

5. New York City. The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is probably the most famous in the world and is illuminated by five miles of lights starting the week after Thanksgiving. If you're a tourist, throw on a pair of skates and jump into the rink for the quintessential "I'm in New York during Christmas!" Facebook photo. And with just a short 3 hour drive, is probably the closest to us.

6. Sydney, Australia
7. Salzburg, Austria
8.  Pogost, Belarus
9. Nuremberg, Germany
10. Reykjavik, Iceland

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