It snowed for six days here in Leuven. Bikes were snowed in and thank goodness my warm boots made it back with me after Thanksgiving. It made for a beautiful couple days though. Leuven is such a quaint town, I love it.
Sinterklaas is a holiday celebrated in Europe which starts the holiday season off. All the children leave their boots out, a note for sinterklaas, a beer, a carrot, and a sugar cube (kind of like our milk and cookies). Then we woke up in the morning to an orange, pear, chocolates, gingerbread, and coins inside out boot- granted we were good this year. He and his black petes, kind of like his elves, joined us in a big party where we all sung a christmas song and talked about our behavior this year. It was like a big roast and very funny. The season in Europe has been so much fun, can't wait to get home, but boy is the spirit here marvelous!
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