Christmas in Oman

It is for the very first time in my life when I celebrate Christmas far far from home. Since Oman is Islam country Christmas is not celebrated by local people. Though, all the big shopping centers and bigger restaurants have big decorated Christmas trees and in the shops one can also buy different Christmas decorations. Also Christmas songs are played in some restaurants. Yet, it is still very difficult to get a true Christmas feeling here when it is around 27 degrees and bright sunshine outside. For us - Estonians - Christmas always go together with winter and snow, although I know this year there was no snow in Estonia either.

We had very untraditional Christmas here. The boys found Christmas presents from the balcony yesterday morning and for dinner we had tuna fish sandwich cake. That was it. I must admit, for the first time during those wonderful weeks in Oman I missed back home...