I'm so glad we kind of forced ourselves to go out yesterday. I had been crafting on Saturday, so I'd been out most of the day, and I didn't sleep very well that night, but we had planned on going to a Christmas Market and instead of the crowds at Winter Wonderland we thought we'd try out the South Bank, which one of my crafting friends told me about. It was quite bitterly cold, and the crowds were just as bad as at Hyde Park, but the atmosphere was great. My friend had told me there was a Chocolate Festival every year so we thought we'd check it out. Just as I had been handed a "Christmas Pudding chocolate" to sample, I heard Claire say "oh hello!" and turned to see.... my goddaughter/niece and her boyfriend. The weirdest part is that Katy actually lives in Manchester, so it was really unexpected to see her there. We hugged and laughed and chatted and had the most amazing hot chocolate from one of the stalls, before going our separate ways. It really IS a small world!
The South Bank stretches for quite a long way, but we found out that the market was near the London Eye, which is just a few minutes from Waterloo Station. That means it's quite easy to get to from where we are, which is a bonus.
It was lovely to get in the festive spirit and although we did look for some presents, most of the stalls were selling food. The ones that had gifts for sale seemed to be horrendously overpriced so we came home practically empty-handed. I say "practically" because I did give in and buy a small Gingerbread House kit, which I'm really looking forward to putting together.
So that was our weekend. Hope you enjoyed yours!
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