Christmas Market

A trip to the German Christmas Marketplace in Waterloo made for a great day. It was much bigger than I imagined. It was full of all sorts of crafts. Some were not very German like the toiletries from the dead sea. What was really great were all the little wooden tree ornaments. They were hand crafted and painted as angels, St. Nicolas (the old one, not the coco cola one), little houses and even reindeer. There were many colours and shapes and sizes, great fun to look at.

I didn’t understand the jewelry makers though. There are just so many of them. The completion is fierce and the jewelry could often be made easily by anyone with the time and desire. Too expensive.

The food was great… coming from a foodie! I loved all the sausage, the goulash, even a spicy German hamburger. There were bakeries. I was glad I didn’t buy the poppy seed roll at the first stand I saw. Thanks to the lady who told me to look upstairs. The baker upstairs was so overwhelmed with a lineup a mile long. She was all alone trying to keep up with the demand. I am sure she sold out by the end of the day.

The trip out was fun too. I drove with a great friend of like mind. We talked about everything under the sun. She even told me about her trip to the real Christmas markets in Europe last year. What a hoot!