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Augsburger Christkindlesmarkt

December 20, 2019 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Augsburger Christkindlesmarkt on the Rathausplatz

The Augsburger Christkindlesmarkt Claims to be the Most Beautiful: We first visited Augsburg a couple of years ago at the end of our Romantic Road trip. The lady in the tourist office said that we should visit their Christmas market. According to her, the Augsburger Christkindlesmarkt is one of the most beautiful in Germany. I […]

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A Shivering Start to our Munich Christmas Market Visit

December 10, 2019 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Munich Christmas Market

Munich Christmas Market is the Start of our German Christmas Market Tour: Munich is the start of our eight city German Christmas market tour and this year the Bavarian capital failed to put on a warm welcome for us – in fact it was freezing! A Freezing start to our Munich Visit A cold snap […]

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Dresden Striezelmarkt 2019 – Germany’s Oldest Christmas Market

November 25, 2019 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Dresden Striezelmarkt

DRESDEN STRIEZELMARKT IS THE LARGEST OF THE CITY’S CHRISTMAS MARKETS: There are many Christmas markets in Dresden (including a Medieval Christmas Market), but the largest of them all is the Dresden Striezelmarkt.  The Dresden Striezelmarkt is also Germany’s oldest Christmas Market. This year (2019) marks the 585th anniversary of this historical Christmas market and we’re glad that we’ll […]

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Lübeck Weihnachtsmarkt – 2019 Lübeck Christmas Markets

November 23, 2019 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Lübeck Christmas Market

Within the Historic Old Town of Lübeck are Nine Christmas Markets: With its historical attractions and medieval setting, Lübeck exudes charm at any time of the year. But at Christmas time, this “Queen of the Hanseatic League” is more than charming. Decked out in Christmas lights, stars and beautifully decorated Christmas trees, Lübeck has some nine […]

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Hamburg Weihnachtsmarkt – Hamburg Christmas Market 2019

November 22, 2019 By Helen Page 2 Comments

Hamburg Weihnachtsmarkt

HAMBURG WEIHNACHTSMARKT: HAMBURG – THE CHRISTMAS CAPITAL OF THE NORTH: The city of Hamburg stakes its claim as the Christmas capital of the north.  This is because nowhere else in the north of Germany are there so many Christmas markets within such close proximity of each other. Just from the main train station to its […]

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Munich Christkindlmarkt – Christmas Market 2019

November 17, 2019 By Helen Page 2 Comments

Munich Christkindlmarkt

THE MUNICH CHRISTKINDLMARKT IS THE OLDEST IN THE BAVARIAN CAPITAL: When it comes to Christmas markets, Munich has plenty of choices for visitors – there are over twenty Christmas markets in the Bavarian capital. The main Munich Christkindlmarkt and the oldest in the city is the one at the historical Marienplatz. Marienplatz Christkindlmarkt Marienplatz is […]

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Fighting a Pirate at the Cologne Harbour Christmas Market

December 20, 2017 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Cologne Harbour Christmas Market

The Kölner Hafen-Weihnachtsmarkt (Cologne Harbour Christmas Market) has a maritime theme: The Cologne Harbour Christmas Market (Kölner Hafen-Weihnachtsmarkt) is one of the many Christmas markets in this historic Rhine River town. As the name implies, this Christmas market is set on the banks of the Rhine and has a maritime theme. Maritime Christmas Market The […]

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Live from the Stuttgart Christmas Market

December 18, 2017 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Stuttgart Christmas Market

Stuttgart Christmas Market claims to be one of the largest German Christmas Markets: The Stuttgart Christmas Market (Stuttgarter Weihnachtsmarkt) claims to be the “biggest and most beautiful Christmas Market in Europe”.  Before coming to Stuttgart, we didn’t know too much about this city, except that it is the head office and manufacturing hub of Mercedes […]

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Live from the Frankfurt Christmas Market

December 10, 2017 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Frankfurt Christmas Market

Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt – Our Frankfurt Christmas Market Visit: The Frankfurt Christmas Market is the first of our series of German Christmas Market visits this year.  Naturally we’re excited to be in Frankfurt again to see what Germany’s financial powerhouse has in store for Christmas this year. The extensive Frankfurt Christmas Market (Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt) stretches from […]

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Feuerzangenbowle or Glühwein with a Kick

January 30, 2017 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Feuerzangenbowle

Feuerzangenbowle is a Traditional Drink during the German Christmas Season: Like glühwein, Feuerzangenbowle is a traditional alcoholic drink, often consumed as part of the German Christmas or New Year’s Eve tradition. We are very familiar with glühwein, and have had our share of it over the years. However, Feuerzangenbowle (pronounced: foyer-zangen-bowler) is a more recent experience. Literally translated […]

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