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The irish way of christmas day

Happy Holidays!

Hello everyone. Now Christmas is over and the Christmas market is done. What
so in the last few weeks passed with us ...

- After several weeks of 60 hours Käthe tent was also the pleasure of not too short. Am 22.12. invited the Organsiatoren of Vancouver Christmas Market all employees to take a big Christmas party. With delicious traditional German food and free beer (Paulaner) and free Feuerzangenbowle and vodka jelly "jelly shots" we celebrated the approaching end and the success of the Christmas market.
gave Finally, there are also a raffle. The 5 kg ham Unfortunately we did not win but it the grand prize: a night at the Renaissance Vancouver Hotel with sea views. The celebration was very successful, but the next day was hard. Especially for our boss, in the night another pitcher jelly shots destroyed ...

- Now Christmas is just around the corner. Am 24.12. we have worked to 17:30 clock and then we went faster than the Canadian wind on the way to Brigitte. For the long-awaited East-package of Vanessa's mom finally goes to Brigitte. Thanks to Burgstädt!

Christ Church Cathedral

Then when we got home, we have prepared a traditional German Christmas dinner, there were burritos :-) At the end of the evening, we are in the 23 clock Church went to downtown. Real Christmas mood arose when the chorus at the close of worship, the song "Silent Night, Holy Night "sung in German.

25/12., That is, the christmas day, we were at Sean (a colleague) invited for Christmas dinner. He is Irishman, so we celebrated in Canada is a typical Irish Festival. After a 2-sided cooking guide his mom, we prepared together before the dinner. It was a super tasty 7 kg turkey (Turkey), plus a 3.5 Kg with honey baked ham, many different vegetables and mashed potatoes and roasted potatoes. For dessert served Séan us a flamed brandy cakes are. For the cake is brandy butter, is a treat! After the meal, yet got a few more people and the celebration began.

At about 3 clock we left the party, together with Simon and Nico, 2 guys from Cologne, we have met that evening. Together we made to us for the 2nd Christmas Holiday (The boxing day) to celebrate Canadian way. This means that already during the night hours anzusetellen in a business in order to secure the best deals. In addition, there were at H & M for the first hundred in the queue or the possibility of a gift card worth up to $ 100. 3.15 clock in the morning so we were four people in line at H & M (position 29-33). Fortunately for us, had the guys in their bus 4 chairs, which made the wait a little more comfortable ... At seven, it was then, we got our vouchers (each $ 25, Nico was only $ 50) and could finally clean. The queue outside the business has now grown to over 300 people. - If it is not cool, you get to know the evening and then sits around for quite a night in a queue, as if you were to know her for ages, this is work and travel, just weird!
went shopping after a few hours there for us last time to work, to make the few that do not sell products for factory return to Minnesota and Germany finished. In the evening we are exhausted and tired about 19 clock went to bed.

Yesterday we have then relaxed on our first real day off only. The highlight of which was a nocturnal swim in the outdoor Jacuzzi our landlord - he's degree in Mexico ... That's life!


available in the coming days to other 2 parties. So we celebrate at 30.12. for our boss and 31.12. New Year's Eve at Harvey, a friend. Reports additonally then the next time.

If you want to see pictures of the last few weeks, click here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/103668823022084761110/TheIrishWayOfChristmas #

soon and Happy New Year!


Vanessa & Hannes