A very merry Christmas and happy Holidays to all of my readers! This is actually the first Christmas I have ever spent away from home; I am on a trip in Peru with my boyfriend and his family. We were in Lima for two days, and now we are in Cusco. It is so lovely and beautiful here. It is a much warmer Christmas than I am used to, but I am not complaining! 
The locals are very festive in their own ways–they sell panettone cakes at just about every shop, and the markets are strung up with lights, and today there were small children throwing bang snaps everywhere on the streets.
Besides enjoying the scenery, we have also been eating quite well. In this picture is a tres leches cake 
I ate in Lima yesterday. I thought it looked quite pretty, and it tasted even better. Today one of the streets we were on was filled with vendors selling all sorts of fruits. The air smelled so sweet and delicious. 
I ate some watermelon as well as some fruits I do not know the name of, but they were very tasty. One of them I liked in particular tasted something like a mix between a honeydew and a peach.
What sort of Christmas traditions does your family have, if any? I would love to hear about them in the comments. Regardless of whether you celebrated today or not, I hope that your day was safe and warm and full of joy, as always.
