Birthday Wishes and Christmas Market

OK, I admit it, I have been a bit inundated with lots of things to sort out before this term ends and the snow starts falling.
But now I'm back with avengence.
Today is the birthday of Pili, Fernando, and Elisabetta, so all together now:

"Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday dear Pili, Fernando and Elisabetta,
Happy Birthday to you"


I know we would all like to be there to celebrate with them, but unfortunately flights aren't that cheap (although I am working on that - look out for 'marcus lloyd tours' soon ! ).

What else then...oh yes, quite astounding, this. If any of you who were in Mainz last year visited all the christmas markets, you will know that the frankfurt one wasn't very good. Well, I now know why !

In Birmingham we have the Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt at the moment, which is really good (excellent Gluehwein and Thuringer sausages), which means that in Frankfurt is probably the Birmingham Christmas Market. That must explain it :)

Anyway, went to this market tonight straight after uni, met up with Sophia and Rebecca beforehand, and had a great night there. Spoke to all the stall owners in german (even the ones that didn't speak it !), bought lots of german sweet foody things, and had a few mugfulls of Gluehwein. Mmmmm. The market is here until December 20th, so hopfully I'll get chance to visit it again.

Well, that will be about it then, except to say that it looks like I have found my perfect course at the Universitat de Alacant. I am now just trying to sort out application procedures and a bit more course detail, but it looks like my most viable/preferred option.

So, off I trot, bye