Sun in Southampton

Unemployment was leaving me feeling restless in London, for which the only known cure was more travel - even Anthony's suggestions that I catch up on the last century worth of top films on DVDs weren't quite sticking (although some of you will be impressed, others envious, that I - yes, me, really! - watched 5 films in one week!). So I decided I would take the next bus to Southampton on England's south coast to visit Christine, a friend of mine from Copenhagen. Easy as that! Shunning the titanic museum (this is the port from where it set sail) we spent far more time at the German Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas market) - bringing back memories of last year's Christmas in Thüringen. Southampton's weather didn't disappoint - the day itself was sunny - and as the dark and rain set in, we set ourselves in a tent smelling of Glühwein and of course had a couple with rum...!


The sunny side of Southampton...