Getting in the spirit

Well, December has finally arrived and despite leading a quiet life here in Berlin, we still have to scrabble to write Christmas cards to avoid missing the posting deadlines!

Today we went to Spandau (inspiration in the naming of pop group 'Spandau ballet') for one of the many Christmas markets being held in and around Berlin.

Here are a few self-explanatory pictures. I did try some video but having at least remembered to take the camera and, with fully charged batteries, I still have to master the video shoot of the digital camera.

Well, due to popular demand, here is a short but best of the bunch clip. Don't worry, it can only get better...