Preparing the Christmas turkey....

.....filled with fruit and Swiss spices.

Getting ready to eat the .....

.....Christmas Day turkey with Anita's parents.

Lighting the Christmas tree caldles.....

....by my cousin Anita and her son Marco.

A Christmas tree with real candles.....

.....it is really beautiful.

These are colorful and popular necklaces....

....made with candy.   ($3.30/each)

Everything made from onions....

Onions hanging in all shapes and designs....

....and this was all before 7 AM.

These are all made from Onions....

.....by some clever Bernese farmers.

Onion Days wreaths....

....made with garlic bulbs and peppers.

On the streets of Fribourg....

.....with the Swiss flag in the background.

Here is St. Nikolaus with....

....one of his black petes.  The naughty children are carried away by the black petes.

Picture taking moment with St. Nikolaus.....

.... at the Fribourg celebration.

This is a water fountain in Berne....

....right near where Albert Einstein use to study and work.