What a couple of days it has been. The Magic of the Christmas market is just that - magic.
Friday we headed down to the Alt Stadt to listen to the announcement from the lovely Christ Angel atop the Frauen Kirche. She opens the market every year.
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| smokers |
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Weird little Prune people with walnut heads. They are said to be the
souvenir from the Nuremberg Market....I think it would be funny to buy one and then eat it. ha ha |
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| Too many people down there in the market! And this is empty compared to Friday night! |
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| Angels and Minors - my favorite |
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| decorative Lebekuchen |
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| painted Neuschwanstein and Albrecht Durer Haus |
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| okay I had to get a German Santa to bring home. Mine is green and red and wearing flannel! |
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| Schoennen Brunnen and Castle, these painted ornaments are Gorgeous |
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Okay so let's be honest - all the people on Friday night was a bit scary for me. I can't believe how rude people can be. It was frightening how they push and shove to get a view and try to move when NO ONE IS MOVING! But even that couldn't ruin the evening. We were like sardines and with all the stalls around the church there were very few "good" spots to see the angel. However; the music was lovely and to hear the Angel open the market was great. After the official opening people did start to move. We headed to dinner and then walked through the market a bit on the way home. Saturday was much better, not so many people and we could really take in the sights. A couple of glasses of gluwein (warm mulled wine) and some roasted almonds and I was good to go. We went back again on Sunday and had an amazing brunch up in one of the restaurants overlooking the market and then head back through to snap some photos a pick up a few things to take back with us. What a superb way to end our stay in Germany.
This is probably my final post from Wurzelbauer Strasse as we leave Friday to return to our loving girls and home. I will post more about our time here when I settle in. It was a tough trip this time but we did make many wonderful memories. It is true what they say "Home is where your heart is" and for some reason my heart seems to have stayed on the other side of the pond this time. I do love Germany, that will
never change and who knows....where will be next! yikes!
What a couple of days it has been. The Magic of the Christmas market is just that - magic.
Okay so let's be honest - all the people on Friday night was a bit scary for me. I can't believe how rude people can be. It was frightening how they push and shove to get a view and try to move when NO ONE IS MOVING! But even that couldn't ruin the evening. We were like sardines and with all the stalls around the church there were very few "good" spots to see the angel. However; the music was lovely and to hear the Angel open the market was great. After the official opening people did start to move. We headed to dinner and then walked through the market a bit on the way home. Saturday was much better, not so many people and we could really take in the sights. A couple of glasses of gluwein (warm mulled wine) and some roasted almonds and I was good to go. We went back again on Sunday and had an amazing brunch up in one of the restaurants overlooking the market and then head back through to snap some photos a pick up a few things to take back with us. What a superb way to end our stay in Germany.
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