Orange Liqeur Step 1

Yesterday I deciced that I'm going to make a special orange liqeur for my family as a Christmas gift. The recipe is real simple, I only needed 5-6 oranges, a whole Cinnamon, 1 vanilla bean, and 1 liter clear and good quality vodka, 60 dkg sugar and some water. First I peeled the oranges, and removed the white parts from the inside (if that doesn't happen, your final product is going to be bittersweet. Not good at all.). So I peeled all 5 oranges carefully, and placed the chunks in a bottle, that can hold up to 2 liters of liquid, and has a precisely closing top. Then I added the cinammon, the vanilla and the vodka, put the top on, secured it, then shook the whole bottle. I hid it carefully, so it is going to be a real surprise on the 24th or 25th.
I'll try to upload some pictures later on, to show you the process, and after the one "waiting" week is over, I'll blog about the next steps.