Visiting Father Christmas on a Barge (blogmas day 18)

Hi all Jess here,

At the weekend me and my family traveled to Chicester to visit Father Christmas, I'll be honest I did not have high hopes as I thought it would be like every other Father Christmas visit however it was brilliant.

We arrived at Chichester canal and ventured into a Christmas decorated barge, we then proceeded down the canal and were served sausage rolls, mince pies and teas or coffee (and fruit shoots and biscuits for the kids.)

Once we reached the end of the canal there was Father Christmas waiting to board the barge with a sack full of presents. My niece and nephew loved it, they were so excited! 

When Santa came on board we started to make our way back up the canal and Father Christmas called each child up individually and had a chat, picture and gave them there present. 

It was a lovely day, my niece and nephew absolutely loved the Father Christmas experience!

After we had finished visiting Father Christmas we went out for my nephews birthday meal (he was 6 on Monday) at a cowboy restaurant, he loved it, especially the massive dessert that they do especially if it is someone's birthday.

So overall it was a lovely day and I would really recommend the Father Christmas trip for families with kids! 

Thank you for reading! 

-J xox 

Washington DC -H

Hannah here!

I have finally returned from a weeks trip to Washington DC. I travelled alone and stayed with a relative living in downtown DC. I had the most incredible time sight seeing and exploring Washington on my own. Here are some pictures from my greatest adventure yet...

This is the area I lived in:

I of course captured the iconic view of the monument from the Lincoln memorial:

I took a stroll down constitution avenue:

Then I visited the Thomas Jefferson memorial:

The Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial was simply breathtaking:

Visiting the white house was definitely a highlight for me. I also met the funniest old woman who not only took my picture, but also gave me her opinion on what my best side was and how I should wear my hair. I have found a new bestfriend, sorry Jess.

I simply couldn't leave America without buying the infamous "cronut", a cross between a croissant and a donut can never go wrong in my eyes.

Thank you for reading, Hannah xox