Fingers of Love

On our way back to Holland Martijn and I decided to try to catch an earlier ferry to France. Unfortunately, to take the one we wanted we had to pay a bit too much so we took the following one that was free. We thus had some time to kill in Dover and drove up the White Cliffs for some beautiful views.

English family reunion

As my mother is an only child our English family is not that extensive. This year we spent an evening with some of them. Quite a few I hadn't seen for a very, very long time! It was also a chance for Nana to see her cousin Pam again as well as her children.

Boxing Day

As on Boxing Days past we spent the afternoon and evening at family friends. A real English Christmas for us would not be the same without it! Besides the food, wine and some more presents this year saw the introduction of the Nintendo WII and the family engaging in some heated virtual tennis matches!

Traditional Christmas

For most of our lives we have celebrated Christmas in Bristol with our Nana. This year was the first time in many years that the whole family was back together for the traditional English Yuletide celebrations with delicious turkey & cranberry, roast potatoes and stuffing. Of course the crackers and paper crowns could not be left out either! Above my Nana, sister Melissa and her son Luca.

The White Cliffs of Dover

Since the opening of the Chunnel we have used it to get from France to England. This time, however, it turned out cheaper to go by ferry. It's just a 90 minute boat ride to the White Cliffs. Whilst waiting for the departure we had plenty of time to make touristic photos of our resident Chilean, my brother-in-law Cristian.