Posted on 19 December 2012.
CONTRIBUTED BY MICHELLE KING Friday, November 30th: my parents arrived in Germany!! They only stayed a week, so come Saturday morning we hit the ground running to get things done! First on our list: the Dresden Christmas Market. This Christmas Market is Germany’s oldest Christmas Market with history dating back to 1434. We happened to [...]
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Posted on 06 December 2012.
CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE I had the perfect image in my head: A pretty European city; small wooden huts selling their wares; warm mugs of Glühwein to warm hands and tummies; strains of Christmas songs; and maybe even a flake or two of snow coming down. But like so many perfect ideas the reality was [...]
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Posted on 04 December 2012.
CONTRIBUTED BY MERIL CHICKINI This weekend our family decided to visit Bayreuth Christmas Market. Bayreuth and the drive there never fail to impress me, plus it’s only a 25 minute ride away from where I live in Grafenwoehr. Bayreuth has so much to offer, and if you plan to go there on Sunday, don’t forget [...]
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Posted on 26 November 2012.
CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE Valkenburg Castle and Velvet Cave with Christmas Market (Kasteelruïne & Fluweelengrot) Clean? Check. Friendly? Check. Castle? Check. Caves? Check. Within easy driving distance? Check! Shopping and restaurants? Check and check! What more could you want from a European town? My husband and I recently took a day trip to visit Valkenburg [...]
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Posted on 23 November 2012.
CONTRIBUTED BY MEGAN OGEAL Christmas Markets (Weihnachtsmarkt) in Germany are a beautiful and gorgeous thing. One of the many, many things I miss about Germany. There’s nothing like hanging out with a group of friends drinking Gluhwein, Kinderpunsch, Feuerzangenbowle, Eierpunsch, or Heisse Schokolade. The last time we were there I was 7 months pregnant, so I [...]
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Posted on 12 November 2012.
CONTRIBUTED BY MERIL CHICKINI Usually end of the year can be dark and maybe even somewhat stressful with all the preparations for Christmas. But no worries, Germans have found a wonderful way to keep their cities decorated and in Christmas lights from the middle of November ’till the end of the year with Christmas markets. [...]
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