Wow 500 pounds for that cabin with those "courses"?! Had to check on their website to make sure I hadn't misheard. Being from Austria, where we have most of these dishes as well, I can tell you that they are quite basic and affordable meals, and they are ripping people off immensely 😳. I am so shocked 😅
It’s not just about the cost of the ingredients of the food or that it’s a common meal in Austria or elsewhere … It’s about an ambiance and a service that they apparently appreciate and don’t experience every day! Every time I go to a restaurant, I go for the atmosphere; NOT the food because I don’t eat the foods MOST people eat, so I understand them wanting an experience together, and that’s all about atmosphere and service. We don’t all place “value” on the same things in life (thank God!).
It was their decision to go just the 2 of them. You can go with up to 8 people so a min spend of £500 isn’t actually that bad. It’s London prices, and in a very nice hotel. Plus the hospitality sector is facing huge troubles in London, the streets and restaurants are much quieter for this time of year, and restaurants are facing cancellations or no-shows left right and centre. I wouldn’t be surprised if restaurants are raising their prices just so they can cope!
That is exactly what I wanted to say! What a rip off….for traditional Alpine farmers dishes made out of cheap ingredients (and in the Alps they did not have truffles and no need for them either)….I suggest the next time you take a plane to Austria and have the real versions of this delicious Alpine dishes there….that will come cheaper and will taste even better! + the decoration will be more authentic!
Interesting conversation on the advertising, I think perhaps it might be because, when you watch a film/TV show you expect product placement and understand if you see it there is likely a commercial arrangement, you know you're watching fiction however when an item is mentioned in a vlog, it's not always clear because we're not seeing a work of fiction we're watching your life so wouldn't recognise a commercial arrangement unless it's pointed out. Not sure if that makes sense
I’d like to say thank you to you and Ali for reminding me that experience (especially with loved ones) is far more rewarding and luxurious than any gift under a tree, unless it is a fur baby(ies). Congratulations on your four years of love and growth together; showing us “team work, makes the dream work”. It has been such a joy to behold your evolution as individuals and as a couple this year. May your days ahead be filled with joy, love, inner peace and prosperity. Merry Christmas to you all and the entire team of the MGs.
Thank you Lydia & Ali for keeping me company while I’ve been working from home for over a year. Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and Happy New year! 🤶🏻🥂🎄
Hi Lydia, that is a beautiful ornament. Magnolia Farms is in Waco, Texas. The owners chip and Joanna gains have a show on hgtv called fixer upper. Magnolia farms is a beautiful place to visit. They have the farm, home store, furniture store, bakery and restaurant. Amazing to have an ornament all the way from waco, texas just a few hours from me.
Oh my goodness we just got back from Texas and visited Magnolia farms in Waco and it genuinely is so beautiful!! It was like a mini town layout and the ice cream and candles were just 😍🤍
You can buy Quark from supermarkets, To us slimmer's its a low calorie cheese that can be used to thicken 'creamy' sauces but it has no flavouring as such.
Ali! Loved the mini lesson on whiskey. Never knew why I loved American whiskey so much. Thanks for that. Oh and a ‘whiskey ginger’ as I like to call it is one of my favorites. Loved the vid Lydia.
Don’t be so rude to your hubby he is the most sweetest man, love seeing him on your blogs he has the kindest and patient nature. Your extremely lucky Lydia. Have a wonderful Christmas 🎄
Hi, I work in film and commercials, and just for clarification, anything you see product wise in a film or commercial is on purpose and prearranged. (These are paid for spots by companies for their products.) Nothing can be shown, including artwork of any kind, without a clearance or promotional consideration. Hope this helps you and your viewers to understand how it works. Cheers!
I also work in film and tv! And this is true! Clearance is a ball ache, especially when my writers mention certain brands and then some we can’t get clearance for them so have to find an alternative.
I’ve absolutely loved seeing some of the behind the scenes of the process for your Karen Millen collections. I’m looking forward to seeing the next collection
A good beginners whisky is Monkey Shoulder. If you're not keen on the burn, try Snow Grouse, you actually put it in the freezer and serve it ice cold (no mixers or water) it's one of the few whiskys I actually like, as long as it stays cold. My dad and my husband are huge whisky connaisseurs and enjoy trying whisky from all around the world. Last Christmas we bought my dad a Japanese whisky, he loved it.
I just had an epiphany. As I watch you in your meeting with the Karen Millen team I think to myself "she's going to have her own line in the future". All of this now, it's the necessary pre-cursor. And I'd want to buy every piece.
Omg my cat does the same thing drinking from cups. She even drinks my hot tea like a weirdo. London looks beautiful! Fascinating to see you work you know what you want which is awesome! Great vlog!
Dear Lydia, i live in Holland and we are in lockdown right now. Watching your christmas vlogs gives me the christmas feelings back. So thank you for that! 😘
Ali - I highly recommend combining a tour of the different distilleries along with attending the Kentucky Derby in May. So much fun. My husband is a big fan of Woodford Reserve.
Thank you for the lovely tour through London both of you 🤍 I miss the city so much (it’s difficult to travel there from Germany in these times) and your vlog gave me all the Christmas spirit and sparkles to feel festive ✨ and thank you for this entire year of my favourite “Lydia moments”. You can’t imagine how much you have inspired me and often made my day a bit more brighter. I wish you wonderful holidays and lovely and relaxed Christmas days. 🎄
What? Magnolia's? Wow, Joanne Gaines is the owner and had many series on home design, decor etc.... She has good taste and can see why she likes your content.
I am just sooo enjoying Christmas with the MG’s! And I love watching you and Ali together and how you enjoy each other and make each other laugh. So much love to you 💗
I don't agree, it Lydia's choice, she may feel claustrophobic in a mask, she may have an exemption, but others do certainly not have the authority to say anything to her or anyone else for that matter.
Oh how I miss being there more N Xmas. I just came back from a short stay and London was all lighted and wonderful. Thanks for r the mini tour Lydia. Love Ali's knowledge of whisky and how he is so calm and gorgeous person. Happy Xmas for u all. 😘😘
Whoa! Lydia- you didn’t freak out when you saw that spider, (I think you mentioned something a few vlogs ago about getting hypnotized to overcome your fear) did it work?!
Serious question. So you go to London on the train to Christmas shop and got out to eat. Are you just carrying your bags around all day until you go home. How does that work?
Wow 😲 the past few weeks have flown by so fast, even watching each episode twice is not enough. It's like watching Anne with an E. Your dress collection is so beautiful and with you hair accessories.... just perfect. Planning our Christmas seems to have happened so easily this year and I put it down to rewatching to start my day in the best head space I can be in , many thanks for calming me down 😂🤣😂 and that's from Lisa my darling wife. Stay safe stay well xx xx
19:58 Moments like that… fills me with joy😂 Ali responded very quick to the sound. Me on the other hand, I’ve lost many times my station because I do not wake up not even with cannons…😣
If you ever come to the states you need to come to Kentucky and do the bourbon trail, Ali would love it and there are some amazing mixologist in this city. Cheers
I don’t think she knows who Joanna Gaines/Magnolia is :) …we here in the US love Joanna Gaines/Magnolia….the greenhouse ornament she sent was so sweet.
It seems like she turned her nose up at Tory Burch last year, like she couldn’t be bothered to find out about the brand. Hopefully not true in JoAnna’s case!
@@still2shy ...i think Lydia is lovely and thankful and enjoying her moments....and I’m enjoying her vlog...and it would be fun to see Joanna and Lydia together on a project.
Ali knows his Whiskey!!! Fortnum and Mason introduced me to Whiskey and Ginger Ale at their Christmas Spectacular Event a few years ago, and its blooming lovely ❤
I like it too cause it’s like an irn bru but I’m Scottish so maybe I’m biased. Quick question….is it worth £500 and what is included? Looks amazing. Also my family business is Jura whiskey and Botanist Gin xx
Your passion for fashion and design, the level of involvement with your Karen Millen is amazing to watch. Your instincts for styling are so fantastic to watch!
London,, beautiful!!! Lydia you have very nice hair. You spoke about your hair was beginning to thin out. I watched the video when you were getting ready for your wedding day. Your hair looked beautiful. I see your hair now, and it just doesn't look the same, texture wise? Don't know. Maybe you need to condition your hair, maybe a hair mask, massage , hair treatments. Maybe even give your hair a break from the hot curling iron. Your always fiddeling with your hair. Not good. Leave your hair alone,, your hair looks 👍 great as is,, Good luck to you👍🤗
So much fun you two! xo The ornament is perfection with your gardening. Those boots from theory are on my wish list. I thoroughly enjoy you and Ali! Always smiling whenever I watch. It’s easy to see you two are in love and as real as they come with your content. 🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️
Im absolutely LOVING seeing the husband and wife nights out together and being relaxed and chatty :)
Wow 500 pounds for that cabin with those "courses"?! Had to check on their website to make sure I hadn't misheard.
Being from Austria, where we have most of these dishes as well, I can tell you that they are quite basic and affordable meals, and they are ripping people off immensely 😳.
I am so shocked 😅
way to expensive and exaggerated not worth the location at all or the food either
Servus. Schön noch eine Österreicherin in den Kommentaren zu finden. 😂🤪
It’s not just about the cost of the ingredients of the food or that it’s a common meal in Austria or elsewhere … It’s about an ambiance and a service that they apparently appreciate and don’t experience every day! Every time I go to a restaurant, I go for the atmosphere; NOT the food because I don’t eat the foods MOST people eat, so I understand them wanting an experience together, and that’s all about atmosphere and service. We don’t all place “value” on the same things in life (thank God!).
It was their decision to go just the 2 of them. You can go with up to 8 people so a min spend of £500 isn’t actually that bad. It’s London prices, and in a very nice hotel. Plus the hospitality sector is facing huge troubles in London, the streets and restaurants are much quieter for this time of year, and restaurants are facing cancellations or no-shows left right and centre. I wouldn’t be surprised if restaurants are raising their prices just so they can cope!
That is exactly what I wanted to say! What a rip off….for traditional Alpine farmers dishes made out of cheap ingredients (and in the Alps they did not have truffles and no need for them either)….I suggest the next time you take a plane to Austria and have the real versions of this delicious Alpine dishes there….that will come cheaper and will taste even better! + the decoration will be more authentic!
Interesting conversation on the advertising, I think perhaps it might be because, when you watch a film/TV show you expect product placement and understand if you see it there is likely a commercial arrangement, you know you're watching fiction however when an item is mentioned in a vlog, it's not always clear because we're not seeing a work of fiction we're watching your life so wouldn't recognise a commercial arrangement unless it's pointed out. Not sure if that makes sense
the movie credits are where all the promotional stuff is disclosed. also, "vlogging" isn't an appropriate excuse to take your mask off in a cab.
Ali’s passion for whiskey and the smile at the end! Love watching your interactions together! So authentic! ❤️
I’d like to say thank you to you and Ali for reminding me that experience (especially with loved ones) is far more rewarding and luxurious than any gift under a tree, unless it is a fur baby(ies).
Congratulations on your four years of love and growth together; showing us “team work, makes the dream work”. It has been such a joy to behold your evolution as individuals and as a couple this year.
May your days ahead be filled with joy, love, inner peace and prosperity.
Merry Christmas to you all and the entire team of the MGs.
Thank you Lydia & Ali for keeping me company while I’ve been working from home for over a year. Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and Happy New year! 🤶🏻🥂🎄
Oh I loved Ali sharing all those little insights about the whisky. More airtime for Ali! What a fabulous vlog to get us into the festive mood x
Hi Lydia, that is a beautiful ornament. Magnolia Farms is in Waco, Texas. The owners chip and Joanna gains have a show on hgtv called fixer upper. Magnolia farms is a beautiful place to visit. They have the farm, home store, furniture store, bakery and restaurant. Amazing to have an ornament all the way from waco, texas just a few hours from me.
I was thinking lLydia would love the Magnolia Farms line.
She would love Joanna Gains decor. Lydia needs to come to TEXAS 🥰
Love seeing another Texan follower! I also think Lydia would love visiting Texas and Magnolia Farms!
Oh my goodness we just got back from Texas and visited Magnolia farms in Waco and it genuinely is so beautiful!! It was like a mini town layout and the ice cream and candles were just 😍🤍
You can buy Quark from supermarkets, To us slimmer's its a low calorie cheese that can be used to thicken 'creamy' sauces but it has no flavouring as such.
Ali! Loved the mini lesson on whiskey. Never knew why I loved American whiskey so much. Thanks for that. Oh and a ‘whiskey ginger’ as I like to call it is one of my favorites. Loved the vid Lydia.
That’s my husband’s favorite, Jack (Jack Daniels) and ginger ale with a twist of lemon 😋 best wishes from NYC❤️
Don’t be so rude to your hubby he is the most sweetest man, love seeing him on your blogs he has the kindest and patient nature. Your extremely lucky Lydia.
Have a wonderful Christmas 🎄
Hi, I work in film and commercials, and just for clarification, anything you see product wise in a film or commercial is on purpose and prearranged. (These are paid for spots by companies for their products.) Nothing can be shown, including artwork of any kind, without a clearance or promotional consideration. Hope this helps you and your viewers to understand how it works. Cheers!
I also work in film and tv! And this is true! Clearance is a ball ache, especially when my writers mention certain brands and then some we can’t get clearance for them so have to find an alternative.
I’ve absolutely loved seeing some of the behind the scenes of the process for your Karen Millen collections. I’m looking forward to seeing the next collection
It was nice to see you in something that is not floral, long dress with huge sleeves.
A good beginners whisky is Monkey Shoulder. If you're not keen on the burn, try Snow Grouse, you actually put it in the freezer and serve it ice cold (no mixers or water) it's one of the few whiskys I actually like, as long as it stays cold. My dad and my husband are huge whisky connaisseurs and enjoy trying whisky from all around the world. Last Christmas we bought my dad a Japanese whisky, he loved it.
Yes Japanese whiskey is so good
I just had an epiphany. As I watch you in your meeting with the Karen Millen team I think to myself "she's going to have her own line in the future". All of this now, it's the necessary pre-cursor. And I'd want to buy every piece.
Lydia, you need to start using subtitles, that’s much more appropriate, than putting music over Ali. 🤦♀️
Rewatching. Can‘t wait for Christmas with Millengordon 2022
Omg my cat does the same thing drinking from cups. She even drinks my hot tea like a weirdo. London looks beautiful! Fascinating to see you work you know what you want which is awesome! Great vlog!
I'm a big bourbon lover so loved Ali's mini whiskey lesson. Also, bourbon and ginger is a personal favorite!
Yes, same! Scotch is my fave, but I like a good bourbon too.
Dear Lydia, i live in Holland and we are in lockdown right now. Watching your christmas vlogs gives me the christmas feelings back. So thank you for that! 😘
My dream is to be a couple like this with someone . Love the Christmas intro . Hope I get to meet you guys one day in London !
Thank you for showing us London! We honeymooned there 34 years ago and it is so beautiful. Cannot wait until we can return.
Ali - I highly recommend combining a tour of the different distilleries along with attending the Kentucky Derby in May. So much fun. My husband is a big fan of Woodford Reserve.
I’ve been there (all the way from Australia!) Excellent tasting experience!
Great couple! supporting one anothers goals just like a couple a man admires cars and a woman focusing on charming homey vibes.
The london clips are so beautiful! What a dream to spent Christmas in london 🤍✨
Not sure which was more beautiful in London: the Christmas decorations or the cars!
Ali talking about whiskeys was like a don’t fall asleep challenge 😂😂 Just kidding. Lovely to see you both out and relaxing in each other’s company ❤️
Loved this! Felt like such a personal little journey with you both 🥰 xx
Thank you for the lovely tour through London both of you 🤍 I miss the city so much (it’s difficult to travel there from Germany in these times) and your vlog gave me all the Christmas spirit and sparkles to feel festive ✨ and thank you for this entire year of my favourite “Lydia moments”. You can’t imagine how much you have inspired me and often made my day a bit more brighter. I wish you wonderful holidays and lovely and relaxed Christmas days. 🎄
Lets get Lydia up to a 'million' subs! Watching from New Zealand 💚
Thank you Ali I would love to watch video where he explains the whiskey
I think Ali was "warm" during his lecture. Have A Wonderful Holiday and Be Well Everyone
This was great to see. I lived in London for six months and was lucky enough to be there Christmas 2018. I loved it so much.
Loved Ali and the whiskey lesson 😀👍🏼 🥃
Thanks Ali, perfect suggestion for Christmas drinks !
What? Magnolia's? Wow, Joanne Gaines is the owner and had many series on home design, decor etc....
She has good taste and can see why she likes your content.
It's Ali's & Lydia's Vlogmas but the intro is all Lydia
I almost fainted when you produced the gorgeous Karen Millen white sweater at the end….must warn your audience……
900 K subscribers, Bravo and Congratulations Lydia and Ali and Porter and Lumi!!!!!
Ali was very relaxed and literally laid back!! 🤣 A couple to many eh?! Love it!!
I am just sooo enjoying Christmas with the MG’s! And I love watching you and Ali together and how you enjoy each other and make each other laugh. So much love to you 💗
What an absolutely beautiful vlog. My favorite ever. So relaxing!❤️
Did the alpine lodge include food or was that a separate cost? $500 😬 is a pretty penny
It’s a minimum spend of £500 on food/ drinks. You can have up to 8 people at a table so there are definitely ways to make it more economical!
@@x8841opl oh ok, nice!
The background song here is my favorite Christmas song ❤️❤️
Absolutely loved Ali’s little whiskey lesson! 🥃 Learned something new! 😁
What a wonderful & fabulous night u2 in London 💕
I anticipate your Vlogmas’ every year. They always put me in the holiday spirit.
I loved the whiskey talk. Scotch is my favorite and I’m all for learning new information. Thanks Ali!
This was such a nice vlog as usual. 🥰✨
Why were we subjected to that boring KM zoom meeting?😏you need to tell the help to up their editing game
Just to let you know you should be wearing a mask while in a taxi. Make sure you keep it on and keep the driver and yourselves safe 😊
I don't agree, it Lydia's choice, she may feel claustrophobic in a mask, she may have an exemption, but others do certainly not have the authority to say anything to her or anyone else for that matter.
Oh how I miss being there more N Xmas. I just came back from a short stay and London was all lighted and wonderful. Thanks for r the mini tour Lydia. Love Ali's knowledge of whisky and how he is so calm and gorgeous person. Happy Xmas for u all. 😘😘
Whoa! Lydia- you didn’t freak out when you saw that spider, (I think you mentioned something a few vlogs ago about getting hypnotized to overcome your fear) did it work?!
Serious question. So you go to London on the train to Christmas shop and got out to eat. Are you just carrying your bags around all day until you go home. How does that work?
Merry Christmas to both thanks for the lovely shopping trip London at Christmas is festive and Beautiful 🎄🎄🎄🎅
Wow 😲 the past few weeks have flown by so fast, even watching each episode twice is not enough. It's like watching Anne with an E.
Your dress collection is so beautiful and with you hair accessories.... just perfect.
Planning our Christmas seems to have happened so easily this year and I put it down to rewatching to start my day in the best head space I can be in , many thanks for calming me down 😂🤣😂 and that's from Lisa my darling wife.
Stay safe stay well xx xx
19:58
Moments like that… fills me with joy😂
Ali responded very quick to the sound. Me on the other hand, I’ve lost many times my station because I do not wake up not even with cannons…😣
This is my fav vlog from u for a long time. So genuine and warm :)
Ali, glad you love American Whiskeys. ❤ Old fashions are the best.
Whiskey and dry ginger us like secret tipple atm loved the lesson Ali.
Loved Ali's info on whiskey/bourbon!
Merry Christmas and happy new years
Awwwww lumi is so beautiful bless her
I enjoy your joyful reactions to life!
She truly is helping me change my perspective on things lately with her appreciation for the smaller joys in life!
Ali Gordon's Whiskey. Would love that truly!!! Merry Christmas 🎄 ❤
Lydia your Art Deco necklace is so beautiful! ❤️
If you ever come to the states you need to come to Kentucky and do the bourbon trail, Ali would love it and there are some amazing mixologist in this city. Cheers
Very good points made with the Ad discussion
A Lydia + Magnolia collab. I couldn’t even imagine ❤️
I don’t think she knows who Joanna Gaines/Magnolia is :) …we here in the US love Joanna Gaines/Magnolia….the greenhouse ornament she sent was so sweet.
It seems like she turned her nose up at Tory Burch last year, like she couldn’t be bothered to find out about the brand. Hopefully not true in JoAnna’s case!
@@still2shy ...i think Lydia is lovely and thankful and enjoying her moments....and I’m enjoying her vlog...and it would be fun to see Joanna and Lydia together on a project.
That's like a frenchy vibes outside love d ambiance 😻
finallyyyyyyy 900k !!!!!! I still don't understand why you haven't reached the 1 million milestone yet ??? your work is incredible. congrats !!
Just watched in February - a little late. Sweet video.
Joanna Gaines owns Magnolia in Waco Texas. Was it from her? She has to shows and a tv network I believe in the states
So loving this vlog!😁❤️❤️
Ali knows his Whiskey!!! Fortnum and Mason introduced me to Whiskey and Ginger Ale at their Christmas Spectacular Event a few years ago, and its blooming lovely ❤
I enjoyed the vlog but i think in all honesty, the time u spent on the meeting was a bit boring. Otherwise it was good.
I like it too cause it’s like an irn bru but I’m Scottish so maybe I’m biased. Quick question….is it worth £500 and what is included? Looks amazing. Also my family business is Jura whiskey and Botanist Gin xx
Wow lucky you having a gift from magnolia. They are in Texas you should look at her website. I have visited magnolia amazing place.
OMG Lydia, did Joanna Gaines send you the glasshouse ornament? That Magnolia! Joanna and Chip Gaines from Fixer Upper??!
Lately, Lydia is being so organic, very reachable.
Wow, your day in London was so perfect! Love Ali’s passion for whisky! Merry Christmas to you both! 🤶🧑🎄
Why do you have 2 phones? X
Ali talking about whisky was like Charlie!!!
Gorgeous ornament!
Ali after a few drinks is a very talkative Ali☺️☺️
Your channel makes me feel so happy. I wish there was more people like you in this world!!🎄🎁💕
You should do the TikTok trend where people show their three lives🤩 Active Lydia, Buisness Lydia and Family Lydia
What a lovely adventure as per usual ❤️.
Your passion for fashion and design, the level of involvement with your Karen Millen is amazing to watch. Your instincts for styling are so fantastic to watch!
I love your sage green iPhone cover, where is it from? 🍃 xx
Ali’s so cute but it’s pronounced bur-bon 😂
That corporate building is my place of work! The BBC...and you are right....it doesnt match the rest of the architecture x
My husband drinks whisky just on its own no ice or lemon have you tried glenfarcles lovely time in London
u live in milton keynes?💕
I love this intro
Casually receiving a gift from Joanna Gaines 😂😂she’s HUGE in the U.S. and her show Fixer Upper.
Love the intro music.
London,, beautiful!!! Lydia you have very nice hair. You spoke about your hair was beginning to thin out. I watched the video when you were getting ready for your wedding day. Your hair looked beautiful. I see your hair now, and it just doesn't look the same, texture wise? Don't know. Maybe you need to condition your hair, maybe a hair mask, massage , hair treatments. Maybe even give your hair a break from the hot curling iron. Your always fiddeling with your hair. Not good. Leave your hair alone,, your hair looks 👍 great as is,,
Good luck to you👍🤗
So much fun you two! xo
The ornament is perfection with your gardening.
Those boots from theory are on my wish list.
I thoroughly enjoy you and Ali! Always smiling whenever I watch. It’s easy to see you two are in love and as real as they come with your content.
🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️
Balsamic vinegar & evoo for yummy bread dipping lovely pure heaven rustic. 😻