Prepare yourself for all the holiday posts that I should have posted a long time ago...
(Sorry guys I'm so horrible at this whole blog thing I know I know)
First of all, Weihnachtsmarkts!! Aka Christmas markets. Every German town has one, for pretty much the whole month of December, and you can get a bajillion different things to eat, sausage on a stick, apples with marzipan, candy apples, candy, nuts, candied nuts, asian food, crepes, fish, cheese, anything. You can buy all sorts of handmade/artisanal things like jewelry, candles, scarves, hats, slippers, etc. Often they have carousels or other kiddie rides and sometimes they have outdoor iceskating rinks. And then of course they have stands where you can buy Gluhwein (hot wine cider stuff?) which is the traditional Christmas drink and hot chocolate and also eggnog which does not taste the same because the Germans don't put nutmeg in it and they never serve it alcohol-free...
I think in December we went to a weihnachtsmarkt nearly every weekend. With Julia and Alex and Ilaria and Alex's sister Ingrid and her boyfriend Frank we went to Essen and rode the ferris wheel and ate these really delicious Argentinean potato things made by actual Argentineans. There were a few different weihnachtsmarkts in Köln and I went a few times with friends and once with Julia and Jamie. And Julia and Alex took me to the one in Dusseldorf also.
Hold on for pictures...
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