This picture is not by Sam Francis!

Later, it was time for business:  With some explanations about the different carpets and some raki, we were animated to have a look at the carpets and possibly buy one.  I think that most (all?) of us resisted (not the raki but the carpets :-)

In the evening, it was time for a dinner cruise between europe and asia.

The Xmas gifts were already set up in the saloon of the ship.

Paco and Eduardo

nice view from the boat

yes, the boat was moving a little :-)  This is the bridge between Europe and Asia

After a nice dinner, it was xmas present time!  Patrick first welcomes not only one but three Santa Claus who each brought some xmas greetings in different languages!

The Santa Clauses even danced for us!

Big applause from the crowd

Handing out the presents...

...including the event version of the xmas special:

The Xmas special 2005 is packaged in a slightly different packaging, it is grey instead of white and it features the club logo on the box.

After a wonderful evening, it was time for a group picture:

Click on the image to enlarge and to turn on the light!

See more pictures from the Istanbul Xmas Event (treasure hunt at the grand bazaar and an oriental party at the Galata tower) on page 4 of my report.

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