Christmas vibes in Birmingham

Amidst all the study workload for Adnan's masters, we really needed a break away from town. Since we were scheduled to miss the much anticipated christmas, we thought we could atleast experience glimpses of the upcoming festivities by travelling to Birmingham which is an hour away from Leicester.

We made a last minute decision, and opted for nationalexpress bus tickets since its comparatively cheaper. 

Birmingham hosted two adjacent massive Christmas Markets, predominantly occupied by German ventures. There seemed to be a vast collection of hot dogs and cocktails(which weren't halal so we never got to taste them), so we retorted to trying cheesy fries and yummy donuts!

And how could we spare the chance of having CREPES!! We had to try the nutella crepe from one of the few local stalls. Rather than having heavy lunch from one of the stores, we had made it a point to try various items from different stalls, often sharing!

This was also our first visit to Birmingham, and we loved the scenes at the city center. Kids were seen enjoying the rides and we always love exploring the streets of the cities we travel.

The added attraction was the wheel. Unfortunately, we thought the location wasn't all that great for a general view of the city and chose not to ride it. The skating ring beside the wheel was quite overcrowded and didnt seem to be of much interest to us either.

Right across the block, we roamed around the famous Birmingham museum which had various sections.

Brindleyplace is another small area near the center where you can walk to. Bits of it did remind me of Venice but I do realise its a far-fetched comparison!!

Days are quite short now, and it didnt take long for the sun to go down and the lights to come out! The warm lights did make for a great ambience.

Though we are back in Bangladesh for the holidays, we did get a taste of X-mas in UK.