Passengers Kennedy & Hamilton. This is the last call for your flight to Luxembourg. Please proceed to your gate immediately.

We were sitting in Schiphol, agreeing that it was one of the nicest airports we travel in, enjoying a drink or two before our connecting flight to Luxembourg, when Andrew looked very panicked. "They're paging us!" For the second time in our lives, we sprinted through Schiphol in an attempt to catch a flight.

Rest assured, we made it. KLM is possibly the nicest airline ever, with the nicest employees. They very generously called a bus to take us to the plane all by ourselves, and we even got to sit in the nicer seats so as not to disturb all the timely passengers who were ready to go when they should have been. This was an excellent start to a truly wonderful Christmas, made even better upon landing in Luxembourg with Sara waiting.

On Christmas Eve, we spent some time in Luxembourg City, ice skating and going to a Christmas market. Andrew was the fastest skater, Julia was the cutest, and I was the grumpiest. We got to ride a giant ferris wheel at the market, ate some lunch, and indulged in a bit of mulled wine.

Christmas morning was wonderful. Santa spoiled us all, but everyone except Julia was left wanting a My Little Pony or Frozen gift - it seems none were left for the rest of us.

We went chateau-ing on Boxing Day - three in one day, oh my!

Next stop Mount Everest

Our last day in Luxembourg dawned snowy and cold. I was glad to get a bit of snow for Christmas and I was pretty lucky to have a pal who wanted to play in it with me. Andrew and Paul went out cross-country skiing for a few hours before we had to pack in it and head back to Belfast. We were seriously sad to leave, as it was a really incredible trip. Check out more of it on flickr.