Components of our trip:
Walks through the city, exploring with friends.
Warm drinks clutched between cold fingers.
A-freaking-mazing architecture.
Hilltop views that can't be beat.
A few snapshots in an art gallery.
Being promptly told "NO PHOTOGRAPHY" in the aforementioned art gallery.
New observations of age-old holiday traditions.
A cozy Christmas afternoon with family.
A short walk at sunrise (8:30 am) with my mom.
Altogether, a pretty fantastic time.
(And special thanks to everyone who made it possible!)