Cyn in London: The Christmas Spirit

There's nothing like a Christmas Market to get you in the Christmas Spirit. The weekend after Thanksgiving, Paulster, Drama, Blondie and I went to Lille, France to a Christmas Market. It was a trip organised by the Sports & Social Club at work. We all boarded a coach [bus] at 7am and drove to Folkstone, near Kent--which is where the Chunnel starts. The coach went onto a train, that then travelled through the Chunnel until we were in France, where we then carried on driving until we reached Lille.
Here's a picture of Paulster and the girls, having gotten off the coach inside the train car that was carrying us through the Chunnel. It was a bit of a surreal experience literally driving onto a train and then going under the English Channel.

With all the anticipation of Christmas treats and a video of Kung Fu Panda to keep us entertained, we finally made it to Lille and the market.
Here's a shot of Drama and Blondie as we're getting started on the day.

First order of business...find some mulled wine. Check.
Snacks. Check.
Here's a picture of me, Drama and Blondie having a traditional French treat--the pretzel. ;)

Yeah, that's me, bundled in my pink "Seattle" hoody, hat and gloves. A coat would have been a good idea...too bad I rushed out of the house without it. Goofball.

Then we just walked around to see what we could see and went back to the stalls that had the best stuff!

Here's a stall where the girls picked up a few treats.

Like a small version of Willy Wonka's place! Beautifully coloured candies and lollipops!

One of the fun things that we did was ride the big wheel. Twice. Once before the sun went down, and once after. It was COLD--but times, but the view was much more magical at night. The lights of the Christmas Market and city were beautiful. Paulster stayed on the ground--not a fan of the heights and small carriage of the wheel.