Christmas holiday

Andre's dad and stepmom arrived the 22nd of December. We were waiting for them at the airport and they snuck up behind us and surprised us! We were actually standing watching a police officer with a sniffer dog randomly checking people's luggage when more police officers appeared with big guns slung across their chests. We were discussing how they must have just appeared because of the flight from South Africa having just landed ;-) Just kidding! Kind of!

We had a lovely time with them. We both love love love having family around us although for some reason the family seems to not always understand this and is often wary of staying too long!

So they arrived on Saturday, we spent the day at home and on Sunday went to London to the Winter Wonderland at Hyde Park. As I understood it's meant to be a Christmas market type thing but it was really more of an Octoberfest (loads of rides) with a bit of Christmas market on the side! It was great though. We had a good time there. Lots of color, lots of people, good food like crepes which is very German Christmas market-like. But also a beer tent- fun, but not very German Christmas market-like!

We enjoyed the rest of the afternoon strolling down Oxford Street and Regent Street admiring the Christmas lights. I love Christmas lights!!