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We arrived in Paris on the 22nd of December and experienced our first 'white christmas'. It didn't actually snow, but it was definitely freezing and enjoyable all the same. Arriving after dark on the 22nd, we went late night shopping at Les Galleries Lafayette, an amazing shopping complex spread over three buildings for women, men and homwares (much like Harrods in London). The women's store is every shoppers dream, with a basement floor dedicated to youth fashion, a floor for contemporary fashion and last but not least - a designer floor, home to all the big fashion house names. You could spend hours browsing this floor alone! On the 23rd we did some more shopping on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, which was walking distance from our hotel and the Arc de Triomphe. img=http://i126.pho... read more

Been in Austria for the last four days. We spent the first two in Innsbruck, which is a town situated amongst the Austrian Alps and offers amazing ski slopes. The setting and landscape was so amazing! Everywhere you looked was so picture-esque and as if straight from a postcard. While in Innsbruck, we visit the Swarovski crystal factory and museum. The museum showcased different crystal world records (the largest crystal, the smallest, the largest crystal wall etc) and every surface and object glittered! The museum also housed artwork from different fashion designers and artist around the world who have used Swarovski crystals in their work. The museum was just amazing and I highly recommend going there! img=http://i126.photobucket.com/albu... read more

Yesterday we drove up to the north of England and visited the New Forest, which is a reserve of English woodlands for the native wildlife. We drove through the different areas and got out to see the wild horses. One even came up to me for a pat! The woodlands and forest were really beautiful. Even though it's winter and all the leaves have fallen off the trees, all the landscapes are still amazing to see. Then today mum and I went back to London for the day. We visited Hamley's, the second biggest toy store in the world and then back to Harrods for some Christmas shopping. Later in the day I caught up with some of my celebrity friends... img=http://i126.photobucket... read more

Yesterday we drove up to Cambridge for the day. The drive took around 2 hours and we got to see miles of english landscape and forests. The day was quite foggy, which added to the mystery and old-worldly feel of Cambridge. We dove pass the impressive entrances of Trinity and Kings College and witnessed the hundreds of students as they biked their way around the campus. We crossed the college's river and explored through the many old buildings and even saw students as they graduated in a Kings College building. We then walked around the streets of Cambridge and explored the many shops and lane-ways. The campus is like a mini city, with its own Marks and Spencers, H&M, Boots and ... read more