Many years ago when I was posted to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for the holidays I would fly back to Canada with a stop in London with British Airways. Amman to London is about 5 hours. The fun of London was the shopping. The stores had so many fun items, you just wanted to buy it all. One request was to bring home to Canada a baby Stilton, the food hall at Harrod’s had such an item. The baby Stilton is the size of a human baby, this being Stilton it is pungent and needed to be wrapped up properly for the long flight home in Business Class. London is known for its great shopping and there was all kind of great gift food items and not to mention the visit to the wine merchants, what was on offer was mind boggling, not only wines and quality vintages but a great selection of Champagnes and liqueurs of all kinds, so many wonderful choices.
Not to mention the great restaurants and things to see in Museums and galleries. There was also the theatre and so many enjoyable plays. Yes that stop in London was lots of fun, it was always guaranteed to bring home unusual gifts.
And for Xmas how about this group Out of the Blue are Oxford’s all-male singing sensation and two times UK champions of a cappella. Featured on Britain’s Got Talent in 2011 and more recently being recognised by pop-diva Shakira and press all around the world, the group combines award-winning musicality with outrageously unprofessional choreography and mostly intentional comedy! Founded in 2000, the group is made up of students from Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University. Each year brings a fresh batch of faces, voices and arrangements. They raises funds through their music for the Helen & Douglas House Hospice for Children and Young Adults a registered hospice charity based in Oxford, England, providing palliative, respite, end-of-life and bereavement care to life-limited children and young adults and their families. The Patron is HRH Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
You got me at stilton cheese! Oh! to have some lovely cheese at chrstimas time!
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we have to fly to London Business class!
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Poor unfortunate souls
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There’s something about Christmas when only Stilton will do. A cracker – and I don’t mean one you pull – chutney, and a glass of wine. You realise I’m going to have to go buy one?
JP
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Well I hope so, but Harrod’s did redo its food stalls and I am not sure if it is the place to go anymore. But am sure you know where to find a good one.
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La vue de jeunes et jolis visages (masculins!) aux belles voix vaut bien un bébé stilton, non?
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HaHaHaHaHa!
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oui en effet
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Would love to be shopping (and admiring the windows) in London right now. A friend just got back! And what a lot of talented cuties in those videos.
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All students no less
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Laurent,
I loved the videos! They game me some holiday cheer!
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Wonderful
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