Have you written your letter to Santa yet? A red skirt with a train trailing across the cobblestones, a Santa hat perched on top, and a golden tree made entirely of origami cranes rising overhead.

Roopsi Bansal in a Santa hat, white sweater and long red skirt with a dramatic train, standing beneath a golden origami-crane Christmas tree in a historic courtyard in Brussels

Snow drifting down against the honey-colored stone of a historic Brussels courtyard, with statues and lanterns framing the scene. Let me know in the comments what's on your list this year.

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