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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand the appeals of Christmas markets. You like packed, overrun shopping full of Chinese trinkets?[/quote]

Cheerful, aren't we? I've been to many markets across Europe and while I understand your comment about made in China trinkets (even Europeans complain about it), the markets are really for the festive atmospheres and being with family and friends enjoying hot drinks and food and being social. Some of my best travel memories are of sipping hot mulled wine as a gentle snow falls in a historic city square. I never buy anything from the stalls but I always get the market mug or two as a memento. Right now I have a decent collection of the mugs from Germany, Austria and France. They are the perfect size for the breakfast coffee.

In some cities there will be a market that is more artsy and devoted to arts & crafts by local artisans. Vienna has a great one by their modern art museum. [/quote]

Curious, how old are you and when was the last time you went to one? This all sounds like a fantastical recollection of a time long gone.[/quote]

45 and the last markets was in December 2023 in Munich and Bamberg. Will also say we went to Nuremberg and do not recommend it, we were there for the opening weekend and the place was packed and so crowded that even I felt uncomfortable. But Munich in the snow was delightful and Bamberg is a charming small German city (the largest place not to be bombed in the war) and had fantastic sausages on a bun [/quote]

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