Here are some photos from my own Christmas here in Birmingham:
There was a Frankfurt Christmas Market in Birmingham which I went to three times. The first time, I went with my friend Elise, who was visiting from Chesterfield. Unfortunately, she was on some crazy detox diet at the time, so I felt a little guilty eating and ended up only having one sausage and a cup of mulled wine. I also bought some stollen which I took to work to share.
The next time, I went with Claire, a locum vet who I had worked with in August. Claire likes food as much as what I do, so we had a great time eating frankfurt sausages, cheesy garlic bread, baby pancakes and crepes. We also had some great German beer, jaegermeister, mulled wine and hot chocolate. I also bought some stollen which I took to work to share.
The third time I went on my own. I had a bratwurst sausage, some garlic sauteed potatoes and mushrooms and baby pancakes and some mulled apple cider. I also bought some stollen which I took to work to share!
Early in December, I caught up with Nicky Reid and Wes in Oxford. They stayed in London for a couple of days before heading back to Australia from their overseas working holiday.
Our work dinner was held at Birmingham Botanical Gardens one Saturday night. We had a nice three course dinner, and did some dancing afterwards.
Sair and Rachel dancing
Sair and Jen dancing
Teresa and Sarah having a quiet drink and chat
Janet and Ruth having a quiet drink and chat
Me, Sair and Jen at the dinner table
Hasty the Christmas Elf-Dog.
Hasty, Teresa's Christmas Elf-DogOn Christmas Eve, I went out with Sarah and her boyfriend Jono and their mates, and then stayed at Sarah and Jono's place.
Sair and Jono opening their presents on Christmas morning
Lola playing in the Christmas paper and Sair playing with an electric-shock giving toy gun at Jono's parents house
Alfie, the Metrosexual Christmas Schnauzer
Me and Sair at her parent's house for Christmas Dinner
Jono and Sair
We had lots of great food for Christmas Dinner. Sarah's brother's father-in-law had made some great soup for starters. I had the minty pea soup, it was delicious! Of course, we had roast turkey and pork and all the trimmings for main course. Also delicious! And for dessert we had Christmas pudding and brandy sauce. I had also made some pears poached in red wine.
Sair (with her dog Toby) after her Christmas Dinner and a few Christmas drinks!So despite spending Christmas away from my own family, I still had a great time! Unfortunately it wasn't a white Christmas, but you can't have everything!
So, my plans for the near future: I finish work at the end of this month, then I spend 3 days in Prague, before flying to Norway and spending 3 weeks there. I then fly to Rome at the end of February and am going to travel to Florence for a weekend of shopping! Unfortunately, the pound is really struggling against the Euro at the moment, so my weekend of shopping may end up being a weekend of window shopping.
I have also booked my flight home, and I'm flying from London on the 3rd of March, arriving in Melbourne on the 5th of March!
That's it for now,
Love,
Lis x.
So, my plans for the near future: I finish work at the end of this month, then I spend 3 days in Prague, before flying to Norway and spending 3 weeks there. I then fly to Rome at the end of February and am going to travel to Florence for a weekend of shopping! Unfortunately, the pound is really struggling against the Euro at the moment, so my weekend of shopping may end up being a weekend of window shopping.
I have also booked my flight home, and I'm flying from London on the 3rd of March, arriving in Melbourne on the 5th of March!
That's it for now,
Love,
Lis x.
