Another Christmas unwrapped

As Boxing Day draws to an end, in some ways it's the end of another Christmas. That is, the official portion of the holiday containing the word 'Christmas' is over, yet part involving 'New Year' is still to come. Not being interested in the Christian significance of the holiday, it's a bit of a funny one, as I'm unsure whether the importance of each day over the holiday should be dictated to me by the number and quality of films being aired on the terrestrial TV channels, or whether I should determine this myself.

This year for once I'm going to pack myself off for a few days abroad, so even the TV rules won't apply on this occasion, and it'll be entirely ad lib on my part. Normally New Year is an event resulting in almost universal anti-climax, but this year I'll actually be doing something, yet the exact nature of that something is still to be decided upon. I'll be enjoying the best of a foreign capital, and quite what that will involve on New Year is impossible to foresee prior to arriving there in person. I suspect it could be a memorable one, not least as this year the traditional Christmas Eve at the local pubs was foregone. The stakes are high. Whether we end up partying hard or freezing to death, I suspect there will be a many a story to tell afterwards.