From the guardian.co.uk on December 19th (date of departure for the fam)
"Millions of people faced a struggle to get home in time for Christmas as travel plans were thrown into chaos when planes were grounded, trains cancelled and roads made impassable by heavy snow."
Hanover > Toronto > Halifax (overnight) > Montreal > London, England > Edinburgh > Glasgow
They missed every flight they planned to take and every flight they managed to make it on was delayed. After a stressful journey, they made it here with a stack of unused boarding passes and smiles on their faces. I was so blessed to be with them for Christmas. After a good night's sleep, they were ready for the festivities...
Our Christmas was filled with family reuniting, gift opening, cider drinking, turkey eating, paper crown wearing, flamming Christmas pudding eating, nature walking, and endless glasses of expensive wine. It was like being home away from home for Christmas.
Everyone was pleased to get their gifts from Canada!
The celebrating was long from over as Hogmanay was right around the corner. My sister and I abandoned the rents and went to downtown Edinburgh to see if there was a party we could crash...
Along with 80, 000 other people at the street party, we welcomed in the new year Scottish style!
A castle view, never ending firworks, singing in the street, and so many kilts... best new years ever.
Family adventures up next! Cheers.
We arrived to a mere cm of snow in London. They just needed some Canadians and a few snowblowers! But Im glad we got there before Christmas. :)
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