At the Christmas dinner last weekend, we played the traditional Christmas game, pakkelege, which is Danish for present game. Every guest brings a present which is put on the table and then we roll the dice. Whenever someone gets a six, he or she is allowed to choose a present. When all of the presents have been distributed it's time for the next level of the game. A clock is set for an unknown time period, and the dice is rolled again. When someone gets a six he or she is now allowed to take a present from someone else (who might have several in front of them). It's really fun to see what presents are the most or least popular, especially since judgement is based on the look and feel of a present only.

At the end of last weekend's pakkelege, I was left with two presents: one that was really heavy and contained two beautiful grey jumbo cups which are perfect for both hot chocolate (as seen above) and tea, the second present was five beautiful glass globes, Indus Basic, from Herstal. They will be perfect for my Christmas tree, and I'll try to remember to show a picture of them later on.