COLOGNE CHRISTMAS MARKET ~ THIS WEEK !
CHRISTMAS ~ Festival of Joy and
Happiness ~ Oasis of Cheer
Refreshing "A Bleak Mid-Winter !"
I like singing Carols ~ because
Singing them makes me Warm & Happy
The Carols tell of a Baby in a
Manger who "Died to Redeem the World"
Also Songs about Reindeer and
Santa Claus ~ There's also CHRISTMAS
FAIRS & MARKETS ~ Chance to sample
All things CHRISTMAS ~ Gluwien und Bratwurst !
I LOVE fancy dress ~ Fairies & Elves
RED Cloaks & Hats ~ Tinsel and
Silver & Gold baubles ~ for the CHRISTMAS TREE !
Thanks for visiting ~ comments welcome ~ Love BRIAN XOX
This week I spent four days visiting three Christmas
Markets in Rudesheim ~ Bonn ~ Colgne ~ AWESOME !
German Christmas Markets have a special magic ~ not
just the GLUWEIN (you keep the 2017 ceramic cup as
a souvenir) or the 12 inch BRATWURST ! It is the whole
razamataz (good word !) Pinewood cabins bursting with
Christmas Goodies ~ Chocolates ~ Jewellery ~ Toys ~
Winter Clothes ~ Food for Christmas ~ Snow ~ MAGICAL !
The CHRISTMAS MARKETS in the UK & USA are all based
on the German Model ! The best one in the UK is at
WINCHESTER where Actors dress up Dickensian
which is an integral part of Christmas in the UK. Try and
visit one in your area ~ Kids (from 5 to 95) all love them !
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I am jealous - spent Christmas eve in Cologne a couple of years back - magical.
Thanks MICHAEL ! It is indeed magical the UK Christmas Markets are a poor facsimile ! Yours BRIAN
Loved learning about the markets! Nice pic and acrostic! If I took an international trip, it would have to be this time of year, sounds awesome!! Sisterly hugs, Christina
THANKS CHRISTINA ~ Christmas is always MAGICAL ~ as long as you can cope with the Weather in the N Hemisphere ~ but you are used to SNOW ! Christmas in Mexico is quite different 75F and sunbathing on the Beach on Christmas Day ! The CHRISTMAS MARKETS in EUROPE are all great but the German ones are BEST. We are still in the E U until 2020 withdrawal is very slow ! Brotherly Hugs from the UK (cold ~ wet ~ snowy in Scotland) You would feel at home in Scotland (it is surrounded by WATER) and get lots of SNOW ~ you would the Men in their Kilts and the Scottish Dancing etc ! Yours eternally BRIAN @@@@@@@
It is so much fun to spend time at Christmas market.
Thanks M & M ~ Yes they are all SIMILAR ~ but no two are the same. Great places for Fast Food and Hot Mulled Wine (GLUWEIN) ! The thing I love is that everyone is HAPPY and slightly uninhibited ~ we all acted like Big Kids last week ~ Christmas Hugs ~ BRIAN @@@
A fun write and experience Brian.
Yes indeed STEVE a great experience ~ Its always fun to see the GERMANS in Festive Mood ~ They are at Beer Festivals und Christmas Markets ! It was part of our Colleges European Studies Programme ~ so because I was a Chaperone and an Interpreter my costs were subsidised from £400 down to £100 ~ one of the few perks in Education but 20 Teens & Twenties take some chaperoning ! I had to study German for my Science Degree ! Yours BRIAN
I love Christmas! Nice poem. I have a German exchange student friend, she said Christmas is a bit different over in Germany. She's excited to celebrate America's way.
HI AZURA ~ Thank for your comment ~ how are you ? Christmas is celebrated differently in different Countries ~ I have been in NEW YORK @ Christmas and MACEYS is amazing and the Salvation Army singing and collecting like in the 1940's Films ~ except that now they have a CD instead of a CHOIR ~ The decorated Houses in New Jersey (where we stayed were also awesome) much more glitzy than the UK ! In Germany it is the Christmas Markets that are the big thing ! In the UK we have Halloween then Bonfire Night (5th November) and after that Christmas starts because we don't have THANKGIVING ! Will check you poems ~ Christmas Hugs ~ Yours BRIAN (UK)
Well done, Brian!
THANKS FRED ~ Pleased it rang your Glockenspiel ~ BRIAN
Good fun time Brian.
Thanks ANDY ~ it was in fact ~ a fun~packed trip ~ better than LSD ! Yours BRIAN
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