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Roughly every other year,

bateleur and I tend to go to the parents and parents-in-law for Xmas. This was one of those years.

Royston
There was a lot of ~~snow~~ ice around still when we got to Royston, so we did a lot less walking than we have done in previous years. Memorable moments of those three(ish) days are:

Taking the duo (and my mum) to Letchworth to swim.
Going to the nearby Thai for dinner one evening (minus bateleur who was sadly ill). Bea discovered how much she liked sweet and sour Thai style.
The one walk we did go on we passed the Royston Museum - which I'd like to look round when it's open (sadly, it had been open the day before, but we hadn't known that). From the outside it reminded me of the (fictional) Saxton Museum in The Lost Crown.
Christmas Dinner on Christmas Eve - in the main because I love my mum's roasts.

Cambridge
By the time we'd reached Cambridge, the worst of the icy stuff had gone; although there was still a fair amount of sliding on the pavements for the first couple of days. Memorable moments of those three(ish) days are:

the post-Christmas meal walk; dark, pretty and slippery.
Meeting up with Luke and family for a walk one morning - he hasn't changed.
Dick Whittington and his Cat pantomime. This was OK, and I liked watching King Rat and his rattlings do Thriller, but I don't expect to volunteer again next year, not least because of the number of people who wanted to push past even in the middle of the performance. That said, I suspect the duo will be too old to see another by the next time we're back in Cambridge.
Going to the Fitzwilliam Museum where my sister-in-law works. It's a lovely place for roleplaying game inspiration.

Present-wise I received: