Santa Claus in Europe after visiting Asia

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Santa Claus has left the North Pole for his Christmas Eve journey around the world, his reindeer-powered sleigh loaded with gifts for boys and girls. NORAD confirmed Santa took off from the North Pole around 6 a.m. ET on Saturday with Rudolph's red nose guiding the way. Previously reported sightings of the gift-laden sleigh were apparently test runs, a requirement to warm up the reindeer <a href="http://www.the-tods.com/rayban-c-18.html"><strong>prix ray ban clubmaster </strong></a> for their epic global trek.Satellite images available on NORAD's website show Santa's minute-by-minute progress. As of late afternoon ET, the jolly gift-giver was over Eastern Europe. He had already touched down in Russia, the Far East, a number of small islands in the Pacfic Ocean, New Zealand and Australia, the Middle East, South Asia and <a href="http://www.the-tods.com/rayban-c-18.html"><strong>ray-ban new wayfarer </strong></a> East Africa. "He's making good progress around the world," Lt.-Gen. Thomas Lawson, the Canadian deputy commander of NORAD, told CBC News. He was approaching the billion mark for gifts delivered to the good boys and girls of the world. On the NORAD Tracks Santa website, children can see a map of where Santa has dropped off presents and watch videos of his flight. The website explains that the military organization, responsible for aerospace and maritime defence in Canada and the U.S., tracks Santa with a combination of radar, satellites, cameras and fighter jets. That detection is made much easier thanks to Rudolph's bright, red nose which emits an infrared signature, Lawson said. The latest information available from NORAD said Santa appeared to be in good spirits and his reindeer are doing fine. He is on schedule to reach North America later Saturday night, the military organization said. "He'll be tracking over our continent between 9 [p.m.] and midnight tonight," Lawson said. "We don't know <a href="http://www.the-tods.com"><strong>Moncler Bas </strong></a> exactly his flight plan, but best be in bed when he does come."