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• Goose Dinner 2012 11 years ago Goose dinners begin to be featured around Bratislava in November.  Each year, the Habitat office celebrates the holiday season with a Goose Dinner, silly awards and a white elephant gift exchange.Mary, Katya, Jane and meLaura and BesimMartina, Kristina and JaneI love you too, Robo.Mary and I...
• Christmas in Bratislava 11 years ago Not to be left out, Bratislava does have several Christmas Markets and all of the proper foods and drinks to go with them.The 'old' theater on Hviezdoslavovo námestie.Easy for me to say... not.My first encounter with the Bratislava Hash House Harriers -- the Santa Run!This gentleman is fondly...
• Vienna and the Christmas Markets 11 years ago I know, more Christmas Markets... but hey, that's what we do here when it's cold and snowy!  We had a grand time the second weekend in December, and discovered new parts of the city.  First, the family market with all kinds of animals.Crazy merry go round!Many churches set up elaborate...
• Belfast and London 11 years ago The second weekend of December, Jane and I headed for Belfast and the Grand Opening of the first ReStore in Europe!Fabulous dinner at The Barking DogAnd a stop by the Egg for old time's sake...and then a drive down the coast to Dublin for our flights.St. Patrick's graveJane flew 'home' to...
• Budapest Christmas Market 11 years ago Jane and I took the train to Budapest for the first weekend of December to visit the Christmas Markets there and finished up with a morning at the spa... another great adventure!Moon over St. Stephen's CathedralAndrassy StreetEntry to Alexandra Bookcafé on Andrassy StreetBookcafé interiorOpera...

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