Welcome to the Bavarian Christmas Land in central London

The British started making all kinds of jokes about the prices in the Christmas market, which they called "the most expensive German bar in London"

I am writing these lines from London, waiting for the plane to Mihail Kogălniceanu. A personal reason brought us to London for just 30 hours and we decided not to miss Winter Wonderland, organized in Hyde Park, during our short visit.

Upon entering the park, I noticed law enforcement monitoring the thousands of foreign tourists, but also the locals heading to what turned out to be an overpriced Bavarian Octoberfest.

Sausages and mulled wine can be paid in cash or by card, and if you want in tiribombes you need a token

If you want to enter the Christmas Market in London, I advise you not to take too much luggage with you. Try to use only one backpack because otherwise you'll spend quite a bit of time at security. For those with children, my advice is to look for the gate dedicated to "families" where you have priority. At the main entrance you will find queues of hundreds of people and the average waiting time is 30 minutes.

As you step into the Christmas land, you will be hit by a strong smell of Bavarian sausages and mulled wine. In fact, the entire fun village is brought from Munich where it is used at Oktoberfest. What is different? The prices are exaggerated, at least from my point of view, but also from the others who have experienced their opinion on tripadvisor.

A Bavarian sausage five pounds, a glass of mulled wine five pounds, a cotton candy five pounds, a portion of fries three pounds. If you want to go crazy then you will pay between 3 and 10 pounds for a turn. The British started making all kinds of jokes about the prices in the Christmas market, which they called "the most expensive German bar in London"

Magic of lights on Oxford Street and Old Bond Street

During my four hours in central London, I ended up on Oxford Street. We and the rest of the tens of thousands of tourists who came to the capital of Great Britain If you imagine a kilometer-long four-row queue then you will teleport right to Oxford Street. The boulevard is tastefully decorated and I think it was the only place where you really start to feel the festive Christmas "air".

Coincidentally we also ended up on Old Bond Street. Carefully decorated, just like the luxury shops in the area, the street is an attraction for tourists.

And it was also here that one of the friends I was visiting London with learned from an Indian that he was going to receive three news, two good and one bad.