Vin chaud

On Friday we arrived in Amiens for a weekend of meeting up with friends and visiting the Christmas market. After a short walk around a portion of the market our first stop was for a cup of warming vin chaud and a good catch up.

The Amiens Christmas market is the largest in northern France, and runs the length of the city centre, it’s quite a spectacle. At one end they had erected a huge big wheel, which I imagine had amazing views from the top, however it was very chilly even on the ground, and we all decided it was best not to go up. Phew, that saved me from having to play the vertigo card!

As we strolled along the main shopping strip, which is all pedestrianised, we could peruse the many stalls, as well as enjoying some of the wonderfully decorated doorways to the shops and restaurants. It was all beautifully festive.

The vin chaud stalls were a particular favourite, but we managed to resist the multitude of chocolate Santas.

Brian snuck off occasionally to buy a sneaky pressie I think, but I’ll have to wait and see.