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Today's topic :-) Christmas Markets
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Rambling | Report | 23 Nov 2017 13:43 |
and Christmas spent 'elsewhere'. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 23 Nov 2017 14:23 |
Winchester's Christmas Market and ice rink has opened - I avoid it if I can, though may walk into town that way, and pass through it. |
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Rambling | Report | 23 Nov 2017 14:40 |
Sounds cosy Maggie :-) |
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Rambling | Report | 23 Nov 2017 14:46 |
It's not really the ideal location in town, not for a real Christmassy atmosphere, sandwiched as it is between Iceland and Wilkos on one side and a row of restaurants etc on the other. All uninspiring buildings. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 23 Nov 2017 14:47 |
Winchester's is in the close behind the Cathedral - so quite a nice place - it just gets so crowded :-( |
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AnninGlos | Report | 23 Nov 2017 14:48 |
Sounds nice, romantic even. As long as only for a couple of days. We have only ever spent Christmas in our home, our daughter's home or our son's home. I think, despite the chaos, daughter's home is the best memories as there were the three young grandsons and her lovely OH cooked the meals as usual. I have never fancied a hotel Christmas, that is, of course because there are two of us, my feelings might change if I was on my own. We are quite happy now the years we stay on our own. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 23 Nov 2017 14:52 |
Oh I forgot, Christmas markets. Sadly when daughter lived near Winchester we never managed to get to the Christmas market there, she went and loved it. We do have two very big very good christmas markets in Gloucester at the Docks. We have the Victorian market which lasts from last weekend to the end of November, we then have the Christmas market which lasts until just before christmas. There is a large ice rink there too. |
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Rambling | Report | 23 Nov 2017 15:01 |
Sounds nice Ann, both the family Christmas and the Christmas market. I think it helps if it's in a picturesque setting anyway, I used to like going to Rochester around Christmas when we lived in Kent as it always looked festive and Dickensian (in a good way) . |
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SheilaSomerset | Report | 23 Nov 2017 15:07 |
Bath Christmas market opened today, I think. It's always manic as there are loads of coach trips. Best time is to get there at 10am and stay an hour, or leave it 'til evening. Even worse when there's a rugby match on too! |
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Rambling | Report | 23 Nov 2017 15:14 |
California, now that's a very different Christmas Sheila. In the sunshine and I'm sure it was lovely :-) |
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AnninGlos | Report | 23 Nov 2017 16:46 |
Sheila we once tried to get to see the Bath Christmas market. We drove to the park and ride our side of the M4, absolutely full, drove to another park and ride, thatw as full too. Drove round all the town car parks and roads where people parked, all full. So we came home and that was earlyish in the morning. We haven't tried since. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 23 Nov 2017 17:31 |
My parents used to have their annual break at Christmas, simply because Dad was too busy to take time off during the school summer holidays. |
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SheilaSomerset | Report | 23 Nov 2017 17:45 |
Yes Ann, it's a nightmare as Bath is quite busy anyway. I go in on a Tues to do voluntary work and the next couple of weeks will be hellish :-( |
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Von | Report | 23 Nov 2017 18:25 |
We spent Oct - Dec in Germany during 2002 - 2005. I loved visiting the Christmas Markets each one being quite different from the next :-D :-D :-D |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 23 Nov 2017 20:55 |
Our most different Christmas was in Australia 1975 ............ very hot, cousins all insisted on still eating the traditional turkey with everything, so we had to move from sitting in the shade outside into the house (no air conditioning) to be crammed around tables for THE meal. The cousins plated up in the kitchen, didn't ask how much you could eat (I guess they knew for their own families!), so my 21 month old was given as much as I normally ate, my plate looked like OH's, and he ............ well he got into trouble because they'd given him the prize drumstick which usually went to one of the husbands :-D |
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Rambling | Report | 23 Nov 2017 21:10 |
Thanks for replies all :-) if I don't reply (and they are all interesting to read :-) ) it's because I have to be up early and won't be around till late probably. |
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Allan | Report | 23 Nov 2017 21:19 |
Sylvia, it's funny but even after 35 years in Australia I still can't adapt to Christmas here :-( |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 23 Nov 2017 23:07 |
Allan ............. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 23 Nov 2017 23:15 |
OHs Aunt/Uncle & cousins emigrated to New Zealand. They were happy to adapt to the climate & cuisine. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 23 Nov 2017 23:31 |
I think daughter and s-i-l were glad when his unmarried sister found other things to do ..............Christmas dinner for that family has been at daughter's for the last 12 or so years, her in-laws have been going down south for the winter since then. We have been going every other year, but we will also be going next month which should have been an "off" year. |
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