Snow Days

CHRISTMAS IN SANTIAGO

My first holiday season in Santiago arose some feelings of nostalgia.  This was the third year in a row that I spent Christmas in Spain, literally thousands of miles away from my home country (Mexico), but the first one in which nobody from my family came to visit.   

However, after the initial state of blues, I was open to explore what the Galician city had to offer this time around - from the smell of roasted chestnuts in the main "ruas" (streets) of the historical center, to the whiteness of the Christmas lights in the plazas, and the cozy environment at the multiple bars and coffeshops full of students, residents and tourists alike.