This weekend we braved the cold and headed to the city for the German Christmas Market. We took the train in...the girls always love riding the train and we enjoy not dealing with city holiday traffic!The outdoor market is set up around City Hall and this is only it's 2nd or 3rd year. It is set up to showcase European crafts, but we also enjoyed vendors from South America and other parts of the world as well, and also some good old typical Christmas stuff. Steve and I were actually impressed with how nice the entire experience was.
We enjoyed window shopping with the girls, explaining about the arts and crafts, even watching some crafters at work. Our favorite vendor was a German vendor with a big heated tent...it was cold that day! The tent was filled with beautiful Christmas ornaments, finely carved displays, German carousels, and exquisite nutcrackers. There is just something extra special about enjoying works of art.
We also enjoyed a yummy German lunch...bratwurst, weisswurst, sauerkraut, German potato salad, and some really delicious warm potato pancakes. I wish I had taken a picture of our food!
We finally got so cold that we found it hard to enjoy the market any longer, so we went in search of a coffee shop. The downtown Macy's had neato window displays that we enjoyed while we walked. We found a Starbucks on the other side of City Hall and enjoyed warming up while we watched all the shoppers bustling about. The horse-drawn carriages were in full swing, complete with sleigh bells. As Steve and I watched our girls taking it all in, we thought of these lyrics...
City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style.
In the air there's a feeling of Christmas.
Children laughing, people passing, meeting smile after smile and on every street corner you'll hear.
Silver bells, silver bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them sing
Soon it will be Christmas day.
It was a great day in the city! Here are some pics...enjoy!
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