I thought I might get in another sneaky blog before we head off to Germany for Christmas!
I am SO glad that the school term is coming to an end and we get some much needed time off to relax and, of course, travel.
Last weekend Michael and I headed to the famous Winter Wonderland in Hyde park!
Imagine a Christmas themed amusement park and that pretty much sums up Winter Wonderland! It's an extremely festive place! There is Christmas music playing everywhere, live bands, German themed food stalls, little bars and shops, Christmas treats and other sweets and a ferris wheel and ice skating rink!
Michael and I sampled some mulled wine for the first time, it wasn't bad!
We spent the afternoon strolling around and basically just checking the place out, there are so many Christmas themed rides, paintings and statues everywhere - London really knows how to get in the Christmas spirit!
It was pretty cold so we were both rugged up and the mulled wine was perfect for keeping us warm!
The big wheel looks amazing when it's all lit up - we only stayed until about dusk because the whole place gets insanely busy at night, even as we were leaving the crowds were pouring in and you could barely move! It was definitely a must see thing because it really is a great way to get into the cold London Christmas spirit and also it's free! I do love free things =)
Michael and I taking a lovely selfie outside the Winter Wonderland and also a far off, semi blurry, not so great shot of the ice skating rink - people were crowded around it so it was hard to really see much. There were a lot of people hanging onto the edges though!
Christmas in London = work Christmas party time!
For my work Christmas party we headed to the Hilton in Euston for a meal and drinks! I think it's safe to say that our department was breaking records for the loudest/drunkest table in the place! We definitely had fun though!
Some pictures with some of my favourite people!
We spent the evening drinking wine, a lot of which was scavenged from other tables and dancing to traditionally lame Christmas songs and 90's music before heading out for a night on the town in London. Here are a few of the more presentable photos from the night!
Afterwards I attempted (successfully) to walk home in heels - it took about 45 minutes, I can't say it was the most intelligent decision of my life but it sure prevented my wine induced hangover from kicking in the next morning!
A few other random pictures to add to the mix!
We have been having regular catch ups with some friends of Michael's from back home - Dave and Georgia! As another couple who have just moved to London and are in a pretty similar situation to us we have quite a lot in common!
This is quite a fetching photo of Dave and Michael enjoying some delicious happy hour cocktails (gotta love the London happy hour - no day is sacred!).
Lastly, this is not a sober photo or of particularly good quality but summarises an amazing night with some of my favourites from work! This was about 2am after our final day of work lunch, yes it was a very long but amazingly fun night (although my white jumper will never be the same AMBER!).
That's all for now!
MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone back home!
We are currently celebrating a very Bavarian Christmas in Nuremberg, Germany - sipping on red wine and cooking a huge pork roast!
Photos and updates will be soon to follow!
xx
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