Winter Wonderland

Each winter there is a Holiday festival in Hyde Park called Winter Wonderland that has rides, food, shopping, Santa, etc.  We actually had decent weather a couple of weeks ago so decided to check it out.

I think everyone in London decided to check out the Winter Wonderland the same weekend we did because it was  packed.  Cory would say the crowds help with the 'holiday spirit'.  I don't mind crowds in general, but it makes navigating the streets a bit of a challenge.

We mainly just took in the sites and sampled some roasted almonds.  We would have done some serious damage at the foods stands, but we had just eaten lunch.  The food section is Bavarian themed and they had tons of stands selling brats, cheeses filled breads, hot drinks, cold drinks, desserts and anything else you could probably imagine.

I got a kick out of some of the rides.  I don't think you would see a double decker bus at a carnival in the US.

We stopped to see Santa Clause, but Brady had fallen asleep in his stroller.  One thing I learned is that when you visit Santa Clause here you go to his 'Grotto', which basically is a cavern.  I have never thought of Santa's place as a cave, but hey why not.