As of Monday, the Christkindlmarkt is open! I imagine you can gather this much, but it is a Christmas Market in the center on town. I headed down with some friends on opening night to have some snacks and a glass of Glühwein.
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| The Neue Rathaus accompanied by the huggggge Christmas tree and the Frauenkirche in the background. |
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| A Glühwein stand. |
Glühwein is essentially mulled wine: red wine, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, and lots of sugar. I had high hopes for it, but didn't consider one thing: I really hate red wine. So I got a mug, but I really can't say that I enjoyed it..Though, I promise that I love Lebkuchen and everything else Christmas related!
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| Michael with his red bratwurst sandwich. Red bratwurst is the best. |
In addition to food stands, the market also has tons of souvenir-type stuff, and toys! The people that work at these stands appear to love it (could be because it was the first day, and not freezing outside..) and it's just so lovely and cheery to walk through. I can't wait until it snows (tomorrow!).
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| Our first, and probably my last, glass of Glühwein. |
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| This stand is one of my favorites. It's a mini Frauenkirche!! |
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| Ilana, providing some scale. This tree is huge (perhaps not Lincoln Center huge, but still.) |
By the way, isn't this so cool? Justin and I found it while wandering around on Sunday.
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