Well. I went to Germany for a day. It still sounds so funny to me that I really did go for just 1 day. I mean really? People go on vacation to Germany for days and days and days, nope. Not me, I just hop on a bus and go for 1 day. ha! But now I can say that I've been to Germany. I tasted the gluvine (which is a warm, mulled cider wine. So good!), ate a bratwurst and did the Christmas Market. All were FANTASTIC!! I really don't know how to describe this Christmas market that I went to.... First of all, it was in Düsseldorf which is about 3 hrs from my house. My friend Rachel got on a bus with 30something other American and British ladies (mostly mom's) and left around 7:15 Saturday morning. (we heard about the trip through Sheila because it was her son's school that was hosting the trip) When we got to Düsseldorf the sun was shining brightly. It was sooo nice! Especially since all last week it was freeezing and snowy. It was pretty windy most of the day, but the sun and the gluvine made it bearable :o) The market was divided up into 6 parts, so we certainly got our exercise for the day! All the markets pretty much had the same things, but they were each a little different as well. The 1st and 2nd one had a lot of wood and glass things that you could buy, the 3rd and 4th had a lot of nik-naks that you could get, and the 5th and 6th one were just a bunch of food and drink stands with a few product stands mixed in. The 6th one also had a small outdoor ice skating rink. It looked like a lot of fun, but Rachel and I decided shopping was more important than skating :o)
Between the 4th one and th 5th one you walked down the Rodeo Drive of Düsseldorf and yes, we did go into Gucci just to say we did it.. and yes, we were VERY out of place in our target shoes and H&M clothes. haha. But it was still fun to have the man in the suit open the door for us :o)
I really don't even know how to begin to describe the beauty of the market. It really was magical. It wasn't really what I thought it was going to be, I'm not sure what my expectations were going into it, but I know I didn't walk away disappointed. My favorite part was when the lights all came on around 5:00 right as it was really getting dark and the snow started to fall. It really was like walking in a winter wonderland. Truly beautiful. And I would absolutely recommend going to a German Christmas market if you ever get the chance. You won't regret it!
Welcome to Germany!
A hand carved nativity. The man who carved this gets his wood from Jerusalem and carves and sells it at markets in Germany. The detail was incredible!
I think that I'll make this into a puzzle... (great idea aunt Rosa!)
mmm.. gluevine, tasty and warm
No, I didn't drink both of those mugs.. 1 had terrible eggnog in it and the other had the gluvine, luckily Rachel liked the eggnog and traded with me :o) By the way... when you buy the drink you put a deposit down on the mug, so you can keep it or get your money back. We kept these little boot mugs, they were to cute to return. And yes, we did walk around scoping out the stands that had the cutest mugs before we bought our drinks ;o) 
Simply beautiful
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