Tag: Christmas
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Edinburgh Christmas market
I’m writing this on the train back to Aberdeen. We had a fantastic day in Edinburgh today. The Christmas markets just began this week and they are wonderful. We went on the ferris wheel and it was a gorgeous day which meant we had spectacular views from the top. There’s an outdoor skating rink there which I couldn’t…
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Santa, reindeer, and snow!
I got my Christmas present early today in the form of snow! No, it’s not snowing in Ballater but we drove to the village of Braemar – a gorgeous, gorgeous place – and then up to the ski field at Glenshee. It was only about 30 minutes away by car but I was driving and so…
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Who appears in Christmas parades in Aberdeen?
Santa in a kilt with a Storm Trooper, of course. Who else? It was the Turning on the Lights Christmas parade in Aberdeen last Sunday. There was a parade; they marched; lights went on. It was really good! I think everyone in Aberdeen was there as Union Street was packed. Christmas always feels more Christmassy in…
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Recipe for Lebkuchen
Lebkuchen is a delicious German Christmas treat. The English translation is gingerbread but it doesn’t actually contain any ginger. I got this excellent recipe for lebkuchen a few years ago from a German friend and have been making it every Christmas ever since. Ingredients: 500g honey 375g sugar 2-3 eggs 15g cinnamon 4g ground cloves…
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Our Christmas Tree
It’s Christmas tree time again. Last year we bought a living branch which was very full and beautiful and smelt delicious, but it inevitably turned into a very big dead branch. I’m not so keen on that again and I really hate the plastic trees. When I first moved to New Zealand, Ben and I…
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