Life of a yummy baby ... and now there are 2!!!!!

Christmas isn't christmas .. till one's visited the Christmas markets in Strasbourg! We were there on the first weekend of December when the christmas decor and lights were just coming up.

It was quite easy to get to Strasbourg from Nancy in a day. It's a 1.5 hr train ride on the TGV (yahooo! for morgan) direct one way. We stayed over for one night in Hotel Pax, near Le Petit France, just because we have children and thought that would cut us to an early start on a Saturday morning. Then again, we did not arrive at the hotel breakfast bar till after 10. Afterwards we had a nice lazy stroll about, went on a tourist boat ride along the canal and finished with a bit of Christmas shopping.
It got more crowded towards evening time when the lights came on.

I find Strasbourg particularly charming in the winter. Many decorations from window displays of restaurants and cafes were just too sweet! Alot of effort is put into laying out each corner, dressing and creating the christmas mood ... yet there is uniqueness about the things on display, full of hand-made crafts and simple, neat ideas! I would love to spend hours window-shopping!












We bought some delicious-looking biscuits from this shop that are naively painted by hand. Biscuits of angels, teddies, TRAINS, christmas trees, elves .... so many varieties for your picking! And of course, all Morgan ever wants for Christmas is a ... choo-choo train!