T̶w̶o̶ One p̶e̶r̶p̶e̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶a̶t̶s̶ immigrant settling into home country number five.
Julie OK, so you don’t like all the cool gift ideas I gave you earlier? I have a couple more for you, scouted out by me as the best Munich’s shops have to offer. First, for those with big budgets and an appreciation for the absurd, there’s the sacrilicious fine porcelain from Nymphenburg:This window display alone … Read more
More markets! I was trying to come up with an angle for the Mittelaltermarkt report, but I can’t think of anything particularly clever to say about it. It’s kind of like a Renaissance fair, but with more hot wine and fewer giant turkey drumsticks. And around the same number of costumed people who are really, … Read more
Today’s post is a guest post from a friend and former blogger in Switzerland. Enjoy. I was browsing in the local Coop and came across something which made me do a double take, a drink with the logo “plan b” in large letters on the label. I can see how the name came about, the … Read more
Alrighty then, back to the Christmas market tour. Next up is the Romantischer Markt am Weißenburger Platz in Haidhausen. It’s a cute little market with a couple of surprises. They definitely win for the best Feuerzangenbowle presentation: not only does the drink come with a burning sugar cube, but also a little shot of rum … Read more
First, the fire:The world’s largest feuerzangenbowle at Isartor, open through early January (so we have something to do after the Christmas markets end). And the ice:Skating at Prinzregentenstadion. I love winter in Munich. Fire and ice not enough for you? How about a Christ child tram?
Strolling through all these Christmas markets, I’m reminded of all the useless crap people tend to give each other around this time of year. Instead, why not give the travel-lovers in your life presents they will actually like and use? “But Jul,” you’re thinking, “I don’t know what gifts will delight them.” Ah, don’t you … Read more
And now for something completely different… Yesterday some friends and I took a Bayern Ticket up to Regensburg to hang out with Sarah, Christina, Tammy, and An and force them to show us around their Christmas markets. It worked. The offerings at the Regensburg Christmas markets were, shockingly, pretty similar to what you find at … Read more
Not wanting to miss a single one of Munich’s Christmas markets, the other day we made the trek out to Rotkreuzplatz for the Neuhauser Weihnachtsmarkt. We couldn’t believe who was running the Schmuck stand: Highlights of this little market included yummy crepes, live music (an accordion and guitar duo), and extra-cinnamony glühwein.
Christmas markets everywhere! They are all starting to blur together in my memory, to be honest. Must be all those hot alcoholic beverages (like the Heisse Oma – a potent eggnog-like thing – that Em made me drink last night). The market in the courtyard of the Residenz has a fairytale-like theme going on, complete … Read more
This weekend the long-awaited Pink Christmas market finally opened for business. It wasn’t exactly the best Christmas-market weather out, what with all the cold and rain and wind, but we managed to squeeze in a quickie glühwein there. How can you not love a city with a gay Christmas market? I’m telling you, the tree … Read more