Yesterday our tiny village had its annual Christmas Market. We all bundled up and headed down to the square. We enjoyed traditional German waffles….one of my favorites.
Then we entertained the kinder by allowing them to go on the merry-go-round. They enjoyed this and the best part of all is it was free! After taking several turns we headed out to see the booths. A Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market) is very similar to a craft fair/bazaar, where craftsmen bring their work to sale. Besides crafts, most are traditional German Christmas items, there are also people selling wine, cheese, honey, etc. and of course yummy food booths. This is also where many people drink Gluhwein, a hot spiced wine, so imagine a craft fair that attracts both women AND men. Women for the shopping, men for the food and drinking. Our family doesn’t drink so we purchase the kinder gluhwein (hot spiced grape juice) to warm us up. We ended our night at the Christmas market with wild boar brats. They were pretty tasty.
