Off to UK for Christmas shopping

If you've ever spent a Christmas in Spain you'll know that it really lacks the buzz that you get in the UK at that time of year. The Spansh don't really celebrate the 25th of December for Christmas, they celebrate the 3 Kings on the 6th of January, so there is more buzz around that time...but still no match to UK standards!

It may seem a bit early to start talking about Christmas but I'm sure in UK they are already starting to sell "Christmasy" things in the shops. Here there is no sign that Christmas is just over two months away.

Our kids are nearly 5 and last year was the first year that they truly started getting really excited about Christmas. This year I'm sure they'll be even more excited about it. So we've decided to jet off to London for a week in December to do all our Christmas shopping and absorb some of that great "commercial" Christmas feeling that we so lack here. I'm not one for all the religious stuff about Christmas, it's just such an amazing time of year for kids or for you if you have kids (I feel like a kid again around Christmas time...it's great!). But Christmas shopping in Spain leaves a lot to be desired so London it is then!