Merry Christmas Everyone!
We wish you a Christmas full of joy, love and peace!
We had a great time at midnight mass in Manger Square, Bethlehem, Palestine. Here are some photos from the event. This is something we will always remember.
Christmas
Christmas at Manger Square
Christmas Tree
More lights!
Manger Square
Christmas lights everywhere!
Christmas Eve mass on the big screen
Nativity
We’ve now been away for over 5 months and we knew it would be tough on the kids to not be at home for a big family Christmas. But what we saw tonight will forever be with us as a family and we are so glad we were able to be here. As we left Manger Square, the choir sang Silent Night…it was beautiful.
As for safety, I’ve never seen so many soldiers in my life. They were warm and wonderful the entire night. It was a festive atmosphere and it was great to see so many different cultures celebrating together.
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38 responses to “We Wish you a Merry Christmas!”
Merry Christmas and God Bless!
I am so glad that you had this wonderful experience! Have a great Day! Love, Mom and Dad/Baba and Papou
Hi There,
Merry Christmas – we’ll Skype soon!
Love,
kat and the gang:)
Thank you for sharing your experience in Bethlehem – truly a blessed Christmas. Good health and peace in the new year. Hugs, Dukas family.
Hi Marina,
Best wishes to you and your family at Christmas!
We hope you have a wonderful holiday season and the happiest of New Years!
Love,
Kat and the gang:)
Merry Christmas to you all. What a special way to spend Christmas! Lots of love from the Johnston Family
Hi Harriet,
Please give all of our best to your family at Christmas – love the photos of the kids on Facebook! Priceless!
Love,
Kat and the gang:)
Dear Family, and an very Merry Christmas to you, what a beautiful way to celebrate the Birth of Christ. Our Love and “Gazillion” Christmas Hugs and Kisses from Mom and Dad a.k.a. Oma and Opa
Hi There,
Looking forward to skyping and catching up!
Love,
Oliver, Kat and the girls:)
Have enjoyed all of your posts, wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and may the remaining 2015 trip be filled with as many wonderful experiences as you all have had already.
John & Helen
HI There,
SO nice to hear from you!
We wish you and your family all of the best for Christmas and for 2015!
Love,
Oliver, Katina, and the girls:)
Merry Christmas!!! from sunny florida
and all the best in 2015!
Brian & Rene
HI There,
Merry Christmas to you both! We wish you lots of sunny skies in 2015!
Lots of love,
Kat and the gang:)
Merry Christmas. What a wonderful, meaningful place to spend Christmas!
Love Sandra
HI Sandy,
We wish you the happiest of holidays with all of your family!
Lots of love,
Kat and the gang:)
Merry Christmas to all of you. I can’t believe how long it has been already. Thank you for the blogs about your adventures and sharing with us all about the joys of family time together. I look forward to the next few months!
Hi Peter,
Nice to hear from you! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
We can’t believe how fast the time is passing. We’re going to ask Santa to slow down time for the next 6 months!
Warmly,
kat and the gang:)
Merry Christmas Kat, Oli, Mik and Zoe
You certainly picked the right spot to celebrate Christmas. Savour every moment.
With love, Doreen
Hi Doreen,
Merry Christmas! We wish you peace, love and happiness!
kat and the gang:)
Merry Christmas Oliver, Katina, Mikhaila and Zoe!
We are happy to see you’ve had a safe Christmas together and even though you are thousands of kilometres away, you are in our thoughts here at home and therefore a part of our celebration too!
We wish you all the best in the New Year and a safe journey as you make your way back around the globe and home to us!
Love,
Andrew & Erin
Hi THere,
Merry Christmas across the seas!
We are thinking about all of you and wish you all the best for the season and for 2015!
Let’s meet up again – what about Africa? Not sure if there’s a Harry Potter shop around there:)
Love,
Oliver, Kat and the gang:)
We wish you a Merry Christmas!
Enjoy the rest of your trip 😀
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
HI There,
Merry Christmas! We hope you’ve had a wonderful time celebrating with the Aussies! Did they like the snow – or were they ready to jump back home back to their nice weather?:)
Lots of love to you all!
Oliver, Kat, Mik and Zoe:)
Merry Christmas from our family in Ottawa to yours overseas… It really seemed like a beautiful celebration. We wish you the best for the New Year!
Thinking of you and anticipating the next post on your blog.
Joyeux Noël!
Stéphane, Isabelle, Karianne and Zoé
Bonjour mes amis!
Joyeux Noël!
We look forward to reading about your Christmas next year while you are on your RTW trip!
Have a wonderful 2015!
Kat and the gang:)
Such joy and love on your faces! Picture perfect! Kala Hristouyenna and Hronia Pola!!
Merry Christmas Aunt Mary,
We wish you, Uncle Peter, Chris, Nat, Paul, Noah a wonderful Christmas!
Here’s hoping 2015 brings even more joy to your lives!
Love,
Kat, Oliver, Mik and Zoe:)
Merry Christmas to all of you and best wishes for happy travels 🙂
Hi Joanne,
Best wishes to you and Gilles for a wonderful Christmas!
Lots of love,
kat and the gang:)
Merry Christmas to you! Thanks so much for sharing the lovely photos of this special place.
Sending huge hugs to you. Love, Karebear xoxooxoo
Merry Christmas my friend!
So good to hear from you!
Loads of hugs right back to you….care to meet us on March break? We think we’ll be in Thailand….interested?
Love,
Kat and the gang:)
Three words: Wow; Thanks; Amen.
Hi Herta,
It was very special…a great way to spend time with family and new travel friends. We had a great international group to celebrate with and enjoy the festivities.
Cheers,
Kat:)
All the best to you all. Merry Christmas and health and happiness for the new year from the Janssen family in Toronto.
Hi Neil,
Thank you for the good wishes! We hope 2015 brings you and your family joy, peace and great health!
Cheers,
Kat and the gang:)
Bonjour les voyageurs!
Je viens d’ouvrir mon ordinateur.
Bethléem, quelle merveilleuse ‘place’ pour célébrer NOËL !
Je lis vos blogs et regarde vos photos, depuis le début de votre superbe voyage…
Je vous adresse à tous les quatre, tous mes meilleurs vœux pour 2015 !
C’est un plaisir de vous suivre dans votre formidable périple.. j’ai toujours hâte de découvrir votre prochaine destination.
Bravo pour les photos et les commentaires de chacun de vous, que de souvenirs vous allez rapporter avec vous !
Amitiés.
Nous sommes très heureux d’avoir reçu votre bons voeux pour Noël! Nous avons un voyage fantastique à travers le monde, et nous profitons chaque expérience. Nous vous souhaitons tout le meilleur pour 2015! Oliver
Hi Everyone,
Merry Christmas to all of you. We have been enjoying reading all your posts and learning so much about the world we live in. How magical to have spent Christmas in Bethlehem. Stephanie sends a big hello to Mikhaila and Zoe!!
All the best for the new year in 2015 and especially happy travels.
Helen, Leo and Stephanie
Hello Helen, Leo and Stephanie,
So nice to hear from you!
Bethlehem was an amazing experience…one we won’t forget as a family.
Best wishes to all of you and a special hug for Stephanie from the girls!
Love,
Oliver, Kat, Mik and Zoe:)