Christmas in Sharm el Sheikh

(Once again, sorry for the quality - Click for big)

Not even in Egypt they stop advertising Christmas a long time before the actual event.

The pic of the Giant seized, blown up Santa didn’t turn out like anything usable at all, since hubby was in a rush to get out of the smelly meat market area (I don’t blame him).

Then I saw this shop, full of Christmas stuff.

And that’s almost two weeks before the 1st of Advent.

Now, where’s the Christmas chocolate and where’s the Christmas Bakery????

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2009-11-29. 16:04:15. 89 words, 1063 views. Categories: Egypt , 14 comments » • Send a trackback »

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Comment from: BLOGitse [Visitor]

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that's so funny!
That kind of stuff looks weird here...
Carrefour is filled with all kinds of bling blings...
Have a relaxing Sunday!

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2009-11-29 @ 16:27

Comment from: NicoleB [Member]

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We don't have Carrefour.
Yet.

They are building a big and a small one though.

Well, that could mean we have it soon, or never....we are in Egypt after all, no

2009-11-29 @ 16:29

Comment from: Jouir la vie [Visitor]

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Na ja, immerhin schÃ¶n zu sehen, dass auch die "alten" Ã„gypter ihren Weihnachsmann haben...
Sei lieb gegrÃ¼ÃŸt
Kvelli

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2009-11-29 @ 17:16

Comment from: VanillaSeven [Visitor] · http://vanillaseven.com/2009/11/22/send-me-to-korea-7-sunrise-peak-in-jeju-island/

I saw this animated dancing Santa here in Singapore too.
You know what they do?
They change the Santa outfit to Chinese Custom suit when it come to Lunar New Year! Very creative

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2009-11-29 @ 18:09

Comment from: april [Visitor] · http://april11.wordpress.com/

Machen sie das nur für die Touristen? Es sieht übrigens ziemlich amerikanisch aus ;-)

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2009-11-29 @ 18:31

Comment from: quilly [Visitor] · http://quilldancer.com

Nicole, the Christmas stuff here has been out since OCTOBER!

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2009-11-29 @ 19:33

Comment from: lisaschaos [Visitor] · http://lisaschaos.com/

Definitely need the chocolate! lol

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2009-11-29 @ 21:30

Comment from: Jientje [Visitor] · http://heavenisinbelgium.blogspot.com

It's that time of the year again ....

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2009-11-29 @ 21:30

Comment from: Thom [Visitor] · http://tp4ww.com

Very cool pictures

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2009-11-29 @ 21:45

Comment from: Vicki [Visitor] · http://havenwoodhouse.blogspot.com

It's very surprising, somehow, to see a Santa in an Egyptian market. You definitely need chocolate. And candy canes.

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2009-11-30 @ 04:24

Comment from: Sabrina [Visitor] · http://www.dialyse-muenchen.de

So eine echte Weihnachtsstimmung!

2009-11-30 @ 15:24

Comment from: Stine - Canada [Visitor] · http://coloringwithlight24.blogspot.com

I am very surprised to see Santa in Egypt. I would have never have guessed it if I hadn't seen it here. I guess marketers know a good thing when they see it.

2009-12-01 @ 16:14

Comment from: Janice [Visitor] · http://postcardsfromwildwood.wordpress.com

Very surprised to see blow up Santa. As for chocolate and baked goods, I can't imagine you'll find anything to rival Germany's wonderful Christmas markets. I visited the ones in Hamburg and Lübeck a few years ago and would love to go back.

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2009-12-03 @ 09:35

Comment from: NicoleB [Member]

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No Christmas markets to be found here

I do need to go back downtown and see if that huge blow up santa is still there

2009-12-03 @ 09:42

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