Sleigh bells ringing

 St Germain du Bel Air started it's Christmas celebrations on Sunday with it's 'traditional' Christmas Fair in front of the Town Hall.  As you can see it was well supported!

It all began about 10am with old-fashioned table games for the children, face painting for everyone, the drawing of the village raffle, horse-drawn carriage rides and a free glass of hot chocolate or mulled wine.

The children loved the carriage rides!

We met up with some of our good friends ...

... before we all moved on to champagne or wine (which was all sold at very reasonable prices) and just to prove my increasing Frenchness, I had a plate of oysters with my glass of champagne!!!! Needless to say Sue didn't risk it.

A great way to get into the Christmas spirit.

At the same time Guy and Lucy were at a Christmas fair in Taipei, Taiwan. 

It always seems bizarre to us that Taiwan, which isn't a Christian society, would go overboard in celebrating Christmas, but perhaps it is too good a marketing opportunity to miss.

Happy Christmas everyone.