Christmas in Barcelona... NOT!!!!

Well... we tried to go to Barcelona, but the weather in London was not on our side. Our flight on the 23rd was cancelled due to fog, so (after an hour on hold to BA) we got seats on a flight on the 24th. All good. At 0525 we received a text to say that our flight was cancelled again. So, after 3 and a half hours of beign hung up on (repeatedly) and waiting on hold, Alex finally got through to BA again, and the next earliest flight is on the 26th.

Stink.

So, after a mad dash to marks and sparks we managed to get some Christmas supplies and have had a nice quiet Christmas with the 2 of us in our flat.

:)

I hope everybody else has had a really good Christmas and here are a few pictures of our Christmas dinner!

Starting with pancakes and Champagne for brekkie.With a very nice bottle of Tattinger, thanks to one of my students :)

Next is a photo of the Christmas hamper we won from the local supermarket. It was very handy... :)

Alex's table setting for our dinner :)

First course of Paula's Pumpkin soup...Paula carving the cute little roast ham for 2... and then the dinner of roast potatoes, steamed vege and roast ham... mmm... verdict, good :)

Last but not least, the 'pav'... complete with Paula's yummy cranberry sauce... very nice.

So, hopefully, the next entry will be an update on Barcelona and catching up with my mates jen and her alex... either that or it will be a diatribe on the slackness that is BA... sigh.

Love to everyone! And Merry Christmas!

P. and LX

Gettin' some cul-cha in London.

So... What is better than going to have a look around St Paul's?

I know... Seeing St Paul's for FREE!!!!

And what is better than seeing St Paul's for FREE?

I know... Seeing a concert in St Paul's!!!... for FREE!!!!!

So, that is what Alex and I got to do.

About 3 weeks ago, I got offered 2 tickets to go and see a one off performance of Verdi's Requiem performed by a full orchestra and a HUGE choir. It was absolutely amazing. Alex's quote was 'yeah, it wasn't bad...' Not only did we get free tickets, but they were pretty amazing seats as well, very expensive...

Pity I don't have any good photo's though.

Next on Paula's list of cul-cha things is getting to go on a couple of school theatre trips. How much FUN!!! I basically asked if I could go, and went. First thing I got to see was a performance of Stephen Fry's version of the pantomime Cinderella at teh Old Vic. Very very funny. Although it was quite rude with lots of naughty jokes. I ended up having the year five boy who was sitting next to me ask me what it was that I was laughing at. Hmmm... yes... well, I ended up saying not very much about that to him. But it was very good.

Then this week I got to go to a performance of Tintin. It was basically the story of Tintin in Tibet. Amazing how it was so very much cartoon like! I loved the set and Captain Hadoock looked EXACTLY like the cartoons. There were billions of blistering blue barnacles and snowy was a real dog, then an actor. Again, very very cool. I am a very lucky girl!

The one other wee bit of cul-cha that Alex and I have been and done is last Saturday Alex and I went to a 300 year old church in Mayfair to see a friend from school sing in a candlelit carols service. It was very good, and felt all Christmassy! Including being nice and chilly outside! Very fun.

Apart from getting some cul-cha, life has been ticking over here. Alex is working nine till five. Aye, what a way to make a living....

And I have finally finished school for the year. yah! I'm on holiday... :) Hopefully going to go and make a pavlova at a friends place tomorrow. Then on Monday some of the girls are hopefully going to go outdoors iceskating somewhere in London.... yah! fun!!!

last picture... our bogan Christmas tree :)

Love to Everyone!!!

P. and LX.