Showing posts with label Weihnachtsmarkt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weihnachtsmarkt. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

12 Days of Christmas Day 3: Glühwein



 
Some wine getting its mull on!
Oh, Glühwein... I can usually say I love just about everything and anything Germany has to offer, but this is where I draw the line. For starters, I'm not a huge fan of wine. Heating it up and mulling it with spices and other flavor does nothing to help its cause with me. However, no self-respecting Weihnachtsmarkt would be complete without it. And, as such, it certainly is an important part of the Christmas season. 

I lied, this picture is mine.



Typically, it is served in a mug of some sort which commemorates the Markt itself, and possibly the specific year. This mug can either be kept, or returned to the stand in exchange for Pfand (security deposit). I would prefer a simple hot chocolate or a beer, if it has to alcoholic. Still, I would definitely suggest you try it for yourself. If nothing else, you'll get a cool little keepsake out of the deal!

(Please note: I don't own any of these pictures. I loaned them from a Google search.)

Glühwein hier! Get your Glühwein hier!

 Bis morgen!

Monday, December 15, 2014

12 Days of Christmas Day 2: Christmas Markets

No Christmas in Germany is complete without a visit to a Weihnachtsmarkt (unless, of course, you're a bit of Scrooge, then there's no helping you). As I mentioned in a previous post, I love going to them. During my stays in Germany, I visited the same ones multiple times per season. I've been to four different ones. So far, my favorite has been the one in Bremen. Since I've already talked a bit about Weihnachtsmärkte in another post, I'm just going to post some photos from the various markets I've been lucky enough to visit (specifically, from my visit to the one in Bremen last year).