Winter wonderland

Winter wonderland

Last Christmas, I went with my boyfriend to winter wonderland in Hyde park, Oh my gosh! It was freezing! I couldn't wait to get on the central line at the end of the night and warm my toes up.

We went on Sunday night as it was busy but not as busy as normal them. All around are food stalls and rides. We played on a few games and had some food. I had booked tickets for circus first thankfully as it was nice and warm inside the tent. My partner hadn't been to a circus since he was a kid so he had such a great time. It was mainly balancing and tightrope walking, but it was so scary!

Ice Kingdom

After we walked around for an hour until it was time to go in to the ice kingdom. In there it was -8'c but it felt much colder. One lady was told to take the dummy out of her babies mouth as it might freeze and get stuck.

I really enjoyed winter wonderland but by gosh was I happy to get into the warmth!

Ice Kingdom

The circus

Ice Kingdom

Ice Kingdom

Winter wonderland, Hyde park

Very.co.uk competition party

Last year, I won a competition for a V.I.P party from Very.co.uk. It came with prizes, overnight at a hotel, dinner and access to the party. I won it from a competition on Pinterest.

Very.co.uk party

On the day of the party I arrived at the hotel in the afternoon to meet the PR lady Emily. She came across as a big stuck up and unfriendly. She didn't make any attempt to make me feel welcome. I was alone as my guest was coming later after work. I went upstairs to my room which was lovely and Very.co.uk had left some prizes for me. There were some lovely nail vanishes and dresses.

I got ready and went downstairs. We were all driven to the venue of the party and we all went in. It was really disappointing how the other winners didn't try and talk to each other. There was one other winner called Charlotte and her guest who felt the same as me. They were surprised that the PR lady and the other winners were not more friendly. I was alone and only Charlotte and her mum were friendly. We ended up talking and drinking until my friend arrived.

The party was great. There was yummy food and the staff were friendly. The whole apartment had been decorated in the style of our pinterest board. There were some celebrities. I only recognised two. Rochelle from the Saturdays and her husband. She was so beautiful. The PR lady introduced some of the winners to her and they had an interview for the website, but she didn't involve me and the other winner Charlotte which was disappointing. I did email Very after, but got no response as I was annoyed by the attitude of someone who is suppose to be in PR and doesn't even work for Very.

Decorations

Apart from her and some of the other winners not being overly friendly (which each other as well. They all kept themselves to themselves) it was a great night! After we went for a meal. All the tables were separate, but we put our table with Charlotte and her guest and had a great time. Dido (my guest) was so tipsy by the time we got back to the hotel. She was so funny!

It was a fab night and I feel so lucky to have won! I am just surprised that I have won two once in a lifetime experiences (this and the Hunger game premier) and the employees of these places have been rude to winners and ruined the experience. It's just a shame.

The hotel

My decorations

Picture from the party

Posing!