Little wooden huts are being constructed all over the city. All over the country, really. The huts are being filled with Christmas kitsch of every kind. They will open for business at the end of the week. I can’t wait!
The snow and cold weather this week have more than put me in the mood for strolling through a Weihnachtsmarkt, drinking Glühwein and munching on hot roasted chestnuts. If there is one thing the Germans do right, it’s Christmas. If you only make it to Germany once in your life, do it during December. I mean, assuming you don’t mind the cold…
Oh, how sad I am that I can’t visit this time of year! I’m sure that Germany is just a magical wonderland this time of year. I can only imagine what the little town of Rothenburg is like!
I can’t wait to see your pictures from all the markets!
Yeah, I can’t wait. The one in Heidelberg starts today (the 26th). 🙂
And we are still stuck in Switzerland, waiting for them to send us Global Baby’s residency permit. (We aren’t supposed to leave and reenter without it.) May have to settle with only attending the Basel Market, but it’s just not the same…
We’re missing the kickoff of the Regensburg Weihnachtsmarkt. Too bad, ’cause I kinda wanted to see the Christkind do the opening ceremony. But we’re missing it because we’re going to be in Paris, so it could be worse!
Strasbourg’s is insane – it claims to be the oldest and/or biggest in Europe. I guess that’s the benefit of being occasionally German. The whole downtown is given over to those little huts – I think there’s more than 700 of them. Of course, 400 of those are gluhewein(sp?) stalls, so it’s not as impressive as it sounds.
Sarah – now how can the Christkind open the market if he isn’t even born for another month?
Mark – Over half Glühwein? That’s pretty impressive… Although Vin Chaud doesn’t sound right.
Lulu – I’ll do my best to remember to take photos in between Glühweins…
Viviane – Do you think they stagger the opening days so that the Christkind can make it to all the opening ceremonies? 🙂
GL – I’m surprised the Swiss aren’t being their usual efficient selves for GB. Hope you get paroled soon…
Yey!!! It’s here. It’s here.
Except I can’t drink the Glühwein now. Oh man! It won’t be the same.
Diane – you’ll have to tell us how that non-alcoholic punch for children tastes. 🙂
You are right – even though most things there are are just kitsch, it’s just a special atmosphere, that I am missing now.
I am loving it! It almost feels like I am at the fair… LOL…
You can get chestnuts in Munich? I wouldn’t be sure about that. Chestnuts are common in Switzerland or Italy, but not in Germany. Probably its because these chestnuts do not grow up in the north…
Yup, chestnuts are sold on pretty much every street corner here this time of year. Not to mention at the grocery stores, and at outdoor markets…
Guess what? We get bananas here, too! And I’ve never once seen a banana tree in Germany…