Christmas in my home city

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After having Christmas lunch at my mother-in-law's house with the siblings of my wife, we (my wife and I) went on a road trip to my home city to have dinner with my sisters, aunt, cousins, nephews and nieces. We arrived there early evening and checked in a hotel to spend the night there. Luckily, typhoon Nina bypassed us so we a a great time. After dinner we passed by the city plaza which is famous for its Christmas decors, especially the rotating giant Christmas tree (shown on the attached photo). Many folks from the nearby towns and cities come over to my home city at night to witness the glitter of the decorations. We just made a pass at the plaza as it was difficult to find any parking slot. We proceeded to our hotel to spend the night there. I woke up early, took a shower and made a nostalgic stroll to my school where I spent 10 years for my elementary and high school years. I also made a visit to our parish church to say some prayers of thanksgiving. When I went back to the hotel, my wife was still asleep so I woke here up and she had a shower after which we had breakfast at the coffee shop of the hotel. After breakfast, we checked out and drove around nearby places in the city. I was impressed by the courtesy and helpfulness of the barrio folk whom we asked for directions. They readily assisted us with a smile. We arrived back here in the city at almost noontime. My wife and I enjoyed the comfortable ride on the new Isuzu MU-X our daughter bought for us 3 months ago.