In Germany, as in most of Europe the big build-up to Christmas climaxes on the evening of December 24th when the presents are opened from under the tree. The traditional Christmas dinner takes place on December 25th. After a lovely dinner of Gilleleje smoked fish we settled in around the Christmas tree to open our presents. For Rita and I getting Christmas gifts for each other was quite a unique experience this year. After departing Cape Town we had a four hour layover at London Heathrow Airport before catching our plane to Copenhagen, so we split up and had to find Christmas presents in the Duty Free Shops. We gave ourselves 90 minutes so it was little stressful but quite a bit of fun as we not only had to find appropriate gifts but also had to be able to hide them from each other in our carry-on luggage before we met up again. It all worked out fine and everyone enjoyed each others gifts.
Rita's parents had packed all the ingredients for our Christmas day dinner in their car and drove them here to Denmark, so it was truly a traditional German feast. It was fabulous and the Schnapps afterwards was much needed as a digestive.
Rita's parents had packed all the ingredients for our Christmas day dinner in their car and drove them here to Denmark, so it was truly a traditional German feast. It was fabulous and the Schnapps afterwards was much needed as a digestive.
Franz, Geoff and Evelyn toasting our Christmas Eve dinner of smoked fish
Rita as Santa's helper distributing out the presents from under the tree
Evelyn, Rita and Franz, the Christmas Day prep team, waiting for our goose to be cooked
Evelyn and Franz team up to carve up the goose. A very delicate and precise operation
The end result, a delicious plate of goose, gravy, dumpling, red cabbage and kale Yuuuuummmm!!
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