Trying out the outdoor skating rink

Talia wants to have a skating party for her 7th birthday this weekend. It wasn't practical to have it at the ice skating rink (only on Wednesdays, 10 child minimum, etc.) so we "stole" the idea of having it at the rink from a friend whose son's birthday is also in December. They did this a few years ago and his mom gave me some tips.

We decided to try it out first, before inviting the other children next weekend.

The outdoor skating rink is near the Cathedral and part of the famous Christmas Market that just openend last weekend.

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With the Cathedral in the background;









Davina was there too, but screaming "Don't take my photo!" so needless to say, I didn't get too many of her;



Quick one of them holding hands;





She's in the distance here;



But Talia kind of dominated the media at this event;











On the way back to the tram (we tried driving in but it was a madhouse!) we stopped and got some roasted chestnuts. Davina couldn't quite peel the skins off completely but still liked them. We wanted to check out the giant Christmas tree in Place Kléber but for some odd reason, it wasn't lit. Probably a glitch. Two days later, it was all sparkly.

No matter. We checked out some window displays and even got a picture with Father Christmas.