Snowville

Hello again, thank you for joining us for tonight's visit to Snowville. It's no exaggeration to say that it's one of the coziest places on earth. You might have heard the phrase, "Picture perfect." Well, Snowville looks like it could have come straight from the pages of a children's picture book. It's all spires and domes and twinkling lights. People come from miles around to see it. It could have been designed for a winter tour like the one we'll take tonight. The most amazing thing is that it all happened that way quite by accident. And so we're assuring to know that places like this still exist Before we begin our visit, I think it's nice to start with a quick wind down. Tonight's wind down is a breathing exercise. So when you're ready, let's begin. First, get comfortable in your bed, get your pillow if you use one just how you like it. Now just bringing the attention to the breath, just noticing where you feel it, in the nose, the throat, the chest, the diaphragm. You're nice and relaxed. We're going to be taking a deep breath in for four, holding it for four and then breathing out for six. So you ready? Let's begin. In for four, two, three, four, hold it for four, two three, four. Now breathing out for six, two, three, four, five, six. In for four, two, three, four, holding it for four, two, three, four. Out for six, two, three four, five, six. In for four, two, three, four. Holding it for four, two, three, four. Out for six, two, three, four, five, six. In for four, two, three, four. Holding for four, two, three, four. Out for six, two, three, four, five, six. Brilliant, now returning the breath to normal. Nestled in the mountains, overlooking a forested valley, and a gleaming ribbon of river, Snowville is a beautifully preserved medieval town renowned for its festive night market. On a snowy winter's evening, it's one of the best places to be. From a distance, the town is first a sprinkling of light and then a warm glow tucked into the mountain's shadowy slopes. The headlights of the car that brought you here illuminated a beautiful stone archway with what looked like a bell tower on top. Somewhere as special as Snowville has to have a special entrance. When the car passed through the archway you became aware of an atmosphere, a feeling romantic, mysterious, and comforting all at once. And when you opened the door and got out it was as if you'd stepped out into a fairy tale. The night market occupies one side of the town square. The stalls are enclosed and wouldn't huts decorated with fairy lights and sprigs of fir. You stroll towards the stalls taking in the sounds and smells: sugar and pastry, spices, sizzling sausages, snatches of festive music, and the low hubbub of market goers. Here's a stall selling mulled wine. The deep pots...