Christmas in Birmingham
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New Years Eve
The way that I see it, you have four main options for how to spend a New Years Eve in England, be prepared to answer questions about and discuss what you will be doing for New Years Eve from the start of December. Most people seem to make a very big deal of their New...
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A Traditional British Christmas
Well so far as I’m aware it’s a pretty standard procedure across the country, most people I know seem to follow a pretty similar routine. So if you are lucky enough to spend a Christmas in Britain then this is perhaps a bit of what you can expect. Firstly in the...
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Sales in England
I’m sure that everywhere in the world has sales, but I’m not sure that they are such a big issue as they are in England, every year on Boxing Day there are reports on the news about the crazy queues and mad dashes in shops as they open their doors. I am not quite...
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Frankfurt Christmas Market
Christmas time in Birmingham would not be complete without a trip to the Frankfurt Christmas Markets, better known as the German Markets. Every year they take over the centre of Birmingham with a massive array of stalls offering a range of treats from toys, clothes and...
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First days Back Home
I arrived back at home, very proud of myself for managing to fit everything that I needed into just hand luggage. I had worn warm clothes as my dad had warned me of the below freezing temperatures and so was roasting by the time I made it to my dad’s car as the...