In November 2012 I stopped over in Munich on my way home from Tbilisi, Georgia. In Germany most Advent/Christmas markets open the Friday before the first Sunday in Advent. Austrian markets open earlier. Last year the German market opening day … Continue reading Residenz Advent Market, Munich, Germany
In November 2012 I stopped over in Munich on my way home from Tbilisi, Georgia. In Germany most Advent/Christmas markets open the Friday before the first Sunday in Advent. Austrian markets open earlier. The year before the German market opening … Continue reading Munich Chriskindl Market, Germany
We have had the pleasure of spending a part of two pre-Christmas seasons in London. Here are some photos, many from the market in Covent Garden To see pictures from Covent Garden, Christmas 2014, please click here. Continue reading London Christmas
The Budapest Christmas has expanded down the street. The Budapest Christmas Fair morphs into the St. Steven’s Advent Market. This paragraph is from a November 2011 family letter. The St. Steven’s Advent Market has a more commercial feel … Continue reading St. Stephen’s Advent Market, Budapest.
Here is a paragraph from a November 2011 letter talking about the Advent Fair at Fo Square in Obuda. If Pest has a Christmas Market, folks on the other side of the river in Buda, or in this case Obuda … Continue reading Obuda Advent Fair, Budapest, Hungary
We first visited the Budapest Christmas Market in 2009. First impressions are important. Here are my first impressions from the family letter for Nov 28, 2009. The Budapest Christmas fair is supposed to be about handicrafts, but to me it … Continue reading Budapest Christmas Market.
This is one of Europe’s big ones. I have visited it several times because we often visit our friends Dave and Carol Lam in Brussels on the way home from our various postings abroad. This is one of the high … Continue reading Brussels Christmas Market
We visited Brugge, Belgium on one of our trips home for Christmas from working abroad. This one was a trip back from Armenia. To see pictures of the 2014 Brugge Christmas Market Click here. Continue reading Brugge, Belgium Christmas Market.
This is from a letter I wrote in 2007. We stopped in Belgium and the Netherlands on the way home from Kosovo to visit our friends Dave and Carol Lam, who took us to Christmas Markets. In Europe the … Continue reading Bree, Belgium St. Nicholas Market.
Belgrade’s market is called a “New Year’s Market.” It starts later than most holiday markets and closes later. This market was about 120 steps from our flat. Continue reading Belgrade Holiday Market and Decorations.
This is an excerpt from a 2003 family letter. Although not properly a Christmas Market, it fits here. On Sunday Sinta Klaus (St. Nicholas) arrived in Amsterdam. Saint Nicholas is really from Asia Minor (today’s Turkey.) Dutch people know this. … Continue reading Amsterdam, the Arrival of St. Nicholas
Aachen was the royal city for Charlemagne and one of the first Christmas Markets we visited on one of our trips home from Slovakia. The market is in the shadow of Charlemagne’s cathedral. Continue reading Aachen Christmas Market, Germany
This is from a letter I wrote in 2007. We stopped in Belgium and the Netherlands on the way home from Kosovo to visit our friends Dave and Carol Lam, who took us to Christmas Markets in Belgium and the … Continue reading Valkenburg