Thanksgiving in Europe!

For anyone who has traveled for a long period of time, you know how easy it is to get homesick - especially around the holidays. Last year, when my friends and I were in Rome, we started to get this feeling around Thanksgiving. Obviously being an American holiday, we felt that we were missing out on the great feast and being with our families. Even though we loved being Europe and were having a great time, we did miss the Turkey Day traditions. In solution of this, my friends and I decided to have our "Friendsgiving" instead. We each made a dish that was American or Thanksgiving themed as possible and brought it our dinner. There was so much food - we had a feast! We realized it doesn't matter where you are, as long as you are with people you love and enjoy their company, you can celebrate anywhere! An extra plus - the same weekend we found out there was a Hard Rock Cafe in Rome that was offering a Thanksgiving dinner -  turkey, mashed potatoes, and pie! This was a great perk to our holiday because we got to eat the Thanksgiving favorites as well. Sure enough, we were full for days! Has anyone else had their own special kind of Thanksgiving?