Should you think that the US has a monopoly on tacky Christmas, well...don't think so fast. Now to be sure, the US definitely has a leg-up on quantity of tackiness, but the Aussies have a gift for the quality of tackiness. Not surprising, artificial trees are the norm here (not a lot of noble firs grown down under). So, the day after Ben and I arrived, we set-out to find a Christmas tree. We went to the largest shopping center in Canberra (lucky for us the anchor stores are Target and Walmart - I know with all of the great American stores from which to choose, they go for those two). Anyway, both stores had an assortment of artificial Christmas trees. We decided to go with what seemed to be the most popular - or perhaps the only style left after everyone else had chosen the not-so tacky. Our tree (pictured below) is a 4' silver fiber optic tree (we get a cycle of different colors). Awesome! Fortunately, I brought three craft sets for making equally tacky ornaments. We finally finished making all of the ornaments and decorated last night (Christmas Eve).
After decorating was finished, we looked for Christmas shows on TV and found a fantastic Aussie Christmas special. Check-out the photos from the TV (I know quality not so good): Santa playing Waltzing Matilda, Santa in the outback with a crocodile, platypus, koala, and kangaroo. It was great!
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