Claire and I hosted a very English Christmas today with a traditional serving of Mulled Wine & Mince Pies - all home made of course. Not that Mulled Wine is unheard of here - numerous Gluewein huts can be found in the Weihnactsmarkt in Basel. It's just the Swiss version is a lot sweeter than the Mulled Wine we usually make. Another interesting fact is that Christmas trees don't normally get put up until December 23rd and we, as Kaiseraugst residents, are entitled to a very cheap tree from the local woods. Although we bought one for our party today (can't have a mulled wine party without a bedecked tree) I do want to watch the locals scrum for the trees on the 21st December.
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