Meandering in Metz, discovering Magical christmas markets

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This morning after breakfast, Ben suggested we take a tour of Metz. The girls opted to stay at Anthony's place as they were very cold, so it was just Ben, me and another CS friend of Ben. Our first stop was a church. We parked the car and walked - the weather was awful. It was snowing and there was an icy wind blowing. Good thing the girls decided not to come with. After the church, we visited the most magical christmas markets. Even though I was frozen solid, I loved meandering through the christmas markets.
We went back to Anthony's house, picked up Isa and the girls and then the long drive back to Verdun where the girls helped Lorraine to decorate the christmas tree and Ben made us pasta and chicken for lunch. After lunch we were going to do some sightseeing in Verdun.

That night I made my world famous chicken curry and rice - but somehow I made it a bit too spicy and the Agostini's paid the price, but I was not going without punishment!! Ben had alcohol in his cupboard that he had made from fruit from his garden. The drink contained 45% alcohol and I had to drink this as my punishment for making the spicy curry - WICKED!!!

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Photos

Streets of Metz
with a view of the church

Inside the chruch
This was the tub used to baptize people in the old days

Helping to decorate
the christmas tree

Every day Ben made
us delicious pasta...

And the day I cooked
no one could handle it except....

Leaha
Lorraine's friend

The spice was so not on...
for this french family

The girls were always
laughing together

My punishment for cooking
such spicy food was to drink alcohol made by Ben

...45 percent, strong and nasty
Ben was so uncomplicated, I could just be myself

Isa, the warmest nicest
person I have ever met