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| Since the most Christmassy of Christmases in Freiburg, Germany, 2002, we have collected beautiful and unusual Christmas ornaments from our many travels. Even in the height of summer, it has been possible to add to our collection. On this page are individual photographs of each of our ornaments so far, including links to the special places we found them. |
 One of our first, this accordion is from Freiburg |
 From The Pier in London |
 Old Glory, Highlands, North Carolina |
 Our treetop angel was bought in a local charity shop. The vest is made from a balloon, and he wears a kilt made from Edinburgh tartan. |
 This copper enamel angel is a memento from my mother and was made by her friend Jean Longman. |
 Forgive us if your search for "heavy balls" brought you to this page by mistake. This one came from Freiburg. |
 These balls are all from Heal's in London |
 I think this bear is from Dublin |
 A 1950s bear from Germany bought HERE. |
 My favourite ornament, the Regency Bear from Freiburg |
 Bought in 2007, not sure where. |
 One of the first, from Freiburg |
 From a flower shop near Freiburg's Bahnhof |
 Not sure where this bear is from. |
 Or this chef |
 Another antique from Germany |
 One of the Freiburg firsts |
 From Delft, in Holland |
 Our friend Joyce gave us these |
 From the first trip to Freiburg |
 From Les 2 Etourdis, a shop in Paris. |
 From La Compagnie du Cèdre in Dijon |
 A USA souvenir from Highlands, North Carolina |
 From our 1st/10th anniversary in Paris |
 From The Pier in London |
 Beaded garland from Amsterdam |
 I love these frosted cranberry garlands from an earlier trip to Amsterdam |
 From Les 2 Etourdis, a shop in Paris |
 From Les 2 Etourdis, a shop in Paris |
 The Grinch is from Walmart in Seneca, SC |
 This heart is from Winchester's Christmas market |
 From the first trip to Freiburg |
 From Salzburg |
 From The Pier in London |
 From La Compagnie du Cèdre in Dijon |
 An antique store in Greenwich Village, New York, 2004 |
 From Vienna |
 A Mattarusky ornament bought in Highlands, North Carolina |
 Bought in Liberty store in London, these porcini mushrooms remind us of mushroom collecting |
 Nutcracker ornament from Magnolia Plantation outside Charleston |
 South Street Seaport, NYC, 2004 |
 A pommegranate, reminding us of Mykonos (though not purchased there) - read why |
 I think this pudding came from a shop across from the Spanish Steps in Rome. |
 Our wonderful Christmas pyramid, bought in Potsdam, outside Berlin |
 A reindeer from Cracker Barrel in Commerce, Georgia, during my 2008 trip home |
 Rudolph is always my favourite. Bought in Seneca, SC |
 From Amsterdam |
 Bought atop the Empire State Building. |
 Not sure where this modern Santa comes from. |
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 ...or this Germanic looking one. |
 It's all a blur! Where was this from? Edinburgh? |
 From New York, I think. |
 From Les 2 Etourdis, a shop in Paris |
 From the first trip to Freiburg, I think. |
 This is from London, I think. |
 A USA souvenir from Highlands, North Carolina |
 These tin figures are all from Titisee, a little |
 lakeside German town near Freiburg, where I |
 once studied music |
 Welsh love spoons from The Lovespoon Gallery in Mumbles, Wales |
 I can't remember where the teardrop ornment is from, but the beautiful ribbon is from Highlands, North Carolina |
 From Germany |
 A Santa of unremembered origins, but probably Berlin. |
 Quite a large ornament, this gingerbread cottage was bought on 7th Ave in New York, 2009. |
 From the Twelve Days of Christmas series by Waterford. Highlands, North Carolina |
 From our anniversary trip to Naples, 2009 |
 From the Winchester Christmas Market, 2009 |
 A Sorrento souvenir from 2009 |
 San Francisco, 2010 |
 San Francisco, 2010 |
 Köln, 2010 |
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