{"id":19309,"date":"2017-11-20T16:57:45","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T16:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=19309"},"modified":"2017-11-20T16:57:45","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T16:57:45","slug":"winter-wonderland-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/winter-wonderland-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Wonderland is BACK!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s mid-November so that can only mean one thing. Grab your warmest coat and get yourself down to the land of all things winter: hot chocolate, mulled wine and a hell of a load of fake snow. \u00a0Yes, Winter Wonderland is back and you <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">know<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> you can\u2019t resist. Even though we\u2019ve been every year, the excitement never dies out. And this year is no different. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-10.46.07.png\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19310\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-10.46.07.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1266\" height=\"1690\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Christmas carols playing in the background. The smell of warm chestnuts. The little chalet-style market huts that make you feel like you\u2019re in the mountains. Seeing your breath linger in the air every time you speak. If you\u2019re not already feeling the Christmas spirit,\u00a0Winter Wonderland really is the place to go. And whether you go with friends, family or with your partner, you\u2019re sure to have a great day out! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This year Cirque Berserk is back with their all-new daredevil show Rebellion. From trapeze artists dangling 10ft above the ground holding on with only one leg, to five motorcyclists cramped into a splitting dome, the show is sure to keep you watching through your fingers.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-19309-1\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" autoplay preload=\"auto\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_3c2.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_3c2.mp4\">http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_3c2.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 480px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-19309-2\" width=\"480\" height=\"848\" autoplay preload=\"auto\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_3c0.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_3c0.mp4\">http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_3c0.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 848px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-19309-3\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" autoplay preload=\"auto\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_3c1.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_3c1.mp4\">http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_3c1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re feeling brave enough, go seek your own thrill on the many attraction rides available to you. That\u2019s if you can justify \u00a37 for 30 seconds of fun that is&#8230; <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_37e.jpeg\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-19309 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/fullsizeoutput_37e\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"1286\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_37e-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_37e-1.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_37e-1-269x300.jpeg 269w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_37e-1-917x1024.jpeg 917w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_37e-1-768x857.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/fullsizeoutput_399\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"1269\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_399-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_399-1.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_399-1-272x300.jpeg 272w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_399-1-930x1024.jpeg 930w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_399-1-768x846.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/fullsizeoutput_3bd\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"1490\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_3bd-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_3bd-1.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_3bd-1-232x300.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_3bd-1-792x1024.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/fullsizeoutput_3bd-1-768x993.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But if you don\u2019t fancy watching a bunch of people potentially kill themselves, why not spend half an hour experiencing life as an Eskimo at Bar Ice? Just as the name suggests, the bar really <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> made of ice. But that\u2019s not all. The minute you walk through that door, everything you ever thought of as a solid object disappears and you find yourself surrounded by temporary items \u2013\u00a0yes even cups don\u2019t exist in there, they too are made\u00a0of ice! (brrrr).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19336\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/IMG_6084.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19336\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19336\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/IMG_6084.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1334\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carved ice sculpture<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But if you\u2019re saving up to buy Christmas presents and don\u2019t want to spend too much, there\u2019s still plenty you can do. There\u2019s always the option of wandering through the traditional Christmas markets, picking up every item you see, admiring it and then putting it down because you realise just how pointless it really is. Alternatively, visit the Carousel bar and enjoy a comforting drink on the move. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whatever you prefer, you\u2019re sure to find <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">something<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> you\u2019ll enjoy (even if it is just people watching)! And the best part is\u2026 it\u2019s free to enter and look around! <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Words: Louana Erard | Subbing: Erin Zhang<br \/>\nPhotos: Louana Erard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s mid-November so that can only mean one thing. Grab your warmest coat and get yourself down to the land of all things winter: hot chocolate, mulled wine and a hell of a load of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":476,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82,130],"tags":[1332,1373,2987,3087,3681,3769,3988,5273,5623,6457,6945],"class_list":["post-19309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","category-travel","tag-christmas","tag-circus","tag-holidays","tag-ice-bar","tag-lifestyle","tag-london","tag-markets","tag-rides","tag-shows","tag-travel","tag-winter-wonderland"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/476"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19309\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}