On January 23rd 2009 Glasgow Famous Gallon Club had their annual
Christmas party. It was held in the Auld Allance bar Paris.
Everyone was dressed up in their best Christmas suits.
We would like to thank Davie and Camilla for looking after us and
joing in with the sprit of Christmas.
We had a very early start [04.00] Phil la Taxi picked us up and squeezed
seven of us into his cab . Andy supplied the Desparados
So the party started .
Glasgow (Prestwick) (PIK) to Paris (Beauvais) (BVA)
Sat, 24Jan09 Flight FR 62 Depart PIK at 06:40
and arrive BVA at 09:10
Beauvais Airport is located approximately 80 Km from the centre of Paris. There is no rail service from the airport but there is a bus service. Journey time is approximately 1 hour. Cost is €13.00 ONE WAY .
Above is the slideshow from the party
The bus drops us of at Porte Maillot where we take the Metro to St Paul .
The Auld Alliance is across from the station. Davie had set our tables
for Christmas lunch and had put on his Christmas cd.
A great time was had by all.
Eric checking the menu . Eric is GFGC`s culinary expert .
He travels with the Gallon Glub to make sure that all members
get a lining in their stomach before partaking in a few beverages.
New member of theGallon club Bob also famed as Bob the driver
To see some of his adventures click on his page .
After the party [around1500hrs] we all split. Bob,Jim and myself headed
to see some of the sites in Paris.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In Wollongong, Australia, a Santa Claus Crawl occurs each December to raise donations of children's toys for local charities. The Santa Claus Pub Crawl 2007 dressed in Santa Claus costumes thronging roads and pubs. In 2009, the pub crawl set a new attendance record, with between 2500 to 3000 Santa Clauses, elves, and other costumed revelers joining the annual event, raising around A$15,000 in cash and A$40-50,000 in donated toys for the Salvation Army, and making the event now the largest of its type in the world.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In the United States, The Running of the Santas is a December event in which some Americans dress as Santa Claus and venture from bar to bar consuming alcoholic beverages. American cities have staged such Runnings but not with universal approval. In 2008, for example, the Boston Herald commented on Boston's scheduled Running: "Scores of beer-sodden, booze-soaked pub crawlers dressed up like St. Nick plan to hit the Hub’s streets during tomorrow’s “Running of the Santas” - an annual, nationwide drinkfest that has infuriated parents and watchdog groups. "Santa Claus is a treasured icon for children,” said Eric Helmuth, spokesman for Join Together, a Boston University health group that is fighting the jolly pub crawl. Helmuth said he’s concerned about the effect on kids who see “Santa careening through the streets drinking or going from pub to pub. The international SantaCon is another event that sees seasonal crawls
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RETURN HOME after a great day in Paris
Paris (Beauvais) (BVA) to Glasgow (Prestwick) (PIK)
Sat, 24Jan09 Flight FR 65 Depart BVA at 22:50 and arrive PIK at 23:20