It snowed today in Oldenburg, Germany. In case you’re wondering why that should be of any interest to SmileBookers, Oldenburg is where the head office of CeWe Color is. CeWe is the parent company of SmileBooks and that is where both Dominic (General Manager) and myself are right now. This means it’s perfect weather for visiting the Weihnachtsmarkt.

The best part of being in Germany at this time of year is the Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market) which every town has. This is where everyone gathers after work for Glühwein (mulled wine), Lumumba (cocoa with Amaretto) and Feuerzangbowle (a hot punch made from rum, sugar, oranges and i’m not too sure what else), etc. It’s all yummy and there’s loads of good things to eat too.

I’ll be going on Saturday for Ludger’s department’s (eCommerce) Christmas party and on Tuesday for Dr. Dee’s (he’s in charge of all the production workflows at CeWe).

I’ll be posting pics! Til then, “Get well Dominic”. He’s in bed with the flu.

Oldenburg, 17th December 2009.