We are spending Christmas in Germany again this year, it’ll be our forth here and our first in Baden Württemberg. I’ve been very up and down this Christmas season, the spirit just didn’t quite kick in until late on.

Christmas markets (and Glühwein) helped, it’s not hard to find the evenings festive and beautiful with all the sparkling lights around.

Our village decorations were unexpectedly wonderful, yes all the street lights had Santa hats on!

We could get a taller tree this year thanks to higher ceilings in our new place, I just love the smell of a real tree at Christmas.

And lastly we spent time tonight under the tower in our village being serenaded by carols from a brass group, definitely a new tradition worth repeating.

Merry Christmas to you and yours, wherever you are and whomever you are with xx