The Christmas Market season (as we call it) started off wonderfully with my cousin Jennie and her husband Malcolm, from the UK arrived for a long weekend, just for the markets.
We hit three markets: the lovely small town Cadolzburg Christmas Market, the famous Nürnberg Christkindlmarkt and of course, the Erlangen Waldweihnachts Markt and the Erlangen Historischer Waldweihnachts Markt.
After three Christmas Markets and a number of Feuerzangenbowles, beers and schnitzel, Jennie and Malcolm head back to the UK to dry out. (lol)
Next........Salzburg, Austria Christmas Market
Every year we go to a different Christmas Market and stay a night or two. This year we decided on Salzburg as we hadn't been there yet, and we had heard that the market there is wonderful. So we hopped on the train and went for three days.
The market is our favourite large town/city market that we have been to. It is quite small (there are two locations) but the old town is decorated beautifully.
What a lovely city. We would like to come back in the summer (no, we didn't do the Sound of Music tour).
Next...... Forchheim Christmas Market
Forchheim you say? Well it is home to the largest(?) most beautiful advent calendar in the world.
Next...... Sommerhausen Christmas Market
I was told my Gerlinde, one of my German friends that her Italian language teacher told her that the best little village Christmas Market was Sommerhausen. Sommerhausen is about 100 km NW of Erlangen and about 13 km S of Würzburg. It sits on the Main River and opposite Winterhausen (tee hee).
I went with my friend Dayle Prowse. It was one of the nicest small town Christmas Markets that I have been to (Bad Wimpfen, was equally as nice). The residents / artists open up their houses, garages, yards and show off and sell their art. Everything is handmade.
Next.....Erlangen Waldweihnachts Markt
Well, we can't really call it next, as Tim and I go their quite frequently.
One more market coming up------see the next blog!
We hit three markets: the lovely small town Cadolzburg Christmas Market, the famous Nürnberg Christkindlmarkt and of course, the Erlangen Waldweihnachts Markt and the Erlangen Historischer Waldweihnachts Markt.
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| Timo, Tim, Malcolm, Jennie and Dayle in Cadolzburg. |
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| Erlangen...... I seem to be double fisting...... |
Next........Salzburg, Austria Christmas Market
Every year we go to a different Christmas Market and stay a night or two. This year we decided on Salzburg as we hadn't been there yet, and we had heard that the market there is wonderful. So we hopped on the train and went for three days.
The market is our favourite large town/city market that we have been to. It is quite small (there are two locations) but the old town is decorated beautifully.
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| Old town freidhof (cemetery) looking up to the Festung Hohensalzburg (Salzburg Fortress). |
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| View from the Salzburg Fortress. Construction begun in 1077. The fortress is 820 m (250 ft) long and 490 m (150 ft) wide. It is one of the largest medieval castles in Europe. |
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| Another view..... |
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| Cheese and salami booth! |
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| Pretzel donuts!!!!! |
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| View from the Salzach River. |
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| A clock we came across. |
What a lovely city. We would like to come back in the summer (no, we didn't do the Sound of Music tour).
Next...... Forchheim Christmas Market
Forchheim you say? Well it is home to the largest(?) most beautiful advent calendar in the world.
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| The Forchheim Rathaus (town hall) IS the advent calendar. Each window shutter is 1 of 25 days of the advent calendar. |
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| We were there on the 7th December. |
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| At 6:30 pm the window/shutter opens and the angel reads out part of the Christmas story. |
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| Timo having his Gluhwein and is annual pipe! |
Next...... Sommerhausen Christmas Market
I was told my Gerlinde, one of my German friends that her Italian language teacher told her that the best little village Christmas Market was Sommerhausen. Sommerhausen is about 100 km NW of Erlangen and about 13 km S of Würzburg. It sits on the Main River and opposite Winterhausen (tee hee).
I went with my friend Dayle Prowse. It was one of the nicest small town Christmas Markets that I have been to (Bad Wimpfen, was equally as nice). The residents / artists open up their houses, garages, yards and show off and sell their art. Everything is handmade.
Next.....Erlangen Waldweihnachts Markt
Well, we can't really call it next, as Tim and I go their quite frequently.
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| Having a Gluhwein with my friend Gerlinde Suß |
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| Friends Gerlinde and Kurt Suß |
One more market coming up------see the next blog!
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