Christmas in Fulham

 December 2018

Our last housesit was in Fulham, London, where we would be staying for Christmas. We were lucky enough to have found a place where the owners didn't mind me having my family to stay over Christmas, so we were all set for a lovely holiday. There was even a Christmas tree!

London over Christmas is a magical place (though it would have been more magical had it snowed!) The Christmas lights in Oxford Circus, the many Christmas Markets all around, the Winter Wonderland at Hyde Park - it was the latter we wandered around, finally stopping for drink by a roaring fire.

Ben and I had our own little pre-Christmas together, where we made our first roast Christmas ham, and exchanged small gifts.

Of course, it was nothing compared to the feast we made when my sibling family turned up! It was the first time Ben had met my oldest brother, and they soon developed a great Catan rivalry. 

It was a wonderful Christmas, family, food, wine, good company. I couldn't have been happier. And we made mulled wine of course! A true Winter Christmas. 

It was also the first time I had attempted to roast a turkey! I overdid it slightly, but it was delicious regardless. Gravy fixes anything!

Yannick and Necia brought their now infamous Christmas cake, based off my mum's recipe, and it was delicious as always.

Of course, it's not a family gathering unless the Catan board comes out! A more cosy Christmas couldn't have been had.

The neighbourhood was awesome too, ridiculously posh, it was lovely to walk past the grand houses and wonder at their price tags. It wasn't a long walk to the Thames either, and we would usually go on a morning walk along the river every day. Our reward for this was a playground with an epic swing halfway through where we could chill for a while.

Obligatory family photo! (Note the Catan game in the foreground, and the prosecco of course!)