My Munich Neighborhood Christmas Market

Guest Contributor post service yesteryear Stephanie Levy

For the terminal European Christmas marketplace inwards our series, I'd similar to accept you lot on a tour of my local neighborhood marketplace inwards Munich.

I specially taste this marketplace because it is non thus overly commercial, too many stands characteristic handmade items that produce goodness charities.

I was amazed yesteryear the multifariousness of hand-felted items at this stand.

These colorful felt babe household shoes were specially adorable,

spell some other stand upwards featured all sorts of creative objects too gadgets made out of wood.

Fur caps too wool socks were quite pop this year.

This twelvemonth was the kickoff fourth dimension I've seen these hats sold at the High German markets.

Glowing candleholders assist brighten upwards the brusk wintertime days inwards Germany.

For those amongst a sugariness tooth, at that topographic point was a big multifariousness of tempting goodies.

My daughters became huge fans of these cinnamon carbohydrate covered stars.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 trip to the Christmas marketplace wouldn't hold out consummate without indulging inwards some of the almost typical German/Bavarian treats, including: Auszogene (sweet fried dough amongst powdered sugar), mulled vino for the adults too spiced punch for the kids, too Dampfnudel (a yeasted dough bun that is steamed, too thus topped amongst hot vanilla sauce too cinnamon sugar.)

People all gathered circular to persuasion the hand-carved, wooden nascence scene, which is real typical for Alpine culture.

I can't laid out to count how many times my children rode this old-fashioned carousel; I believe they could own got ridden for hours on end.

Wherever you lot are celebrating inwards the world, I want you lot a happy, cozy, relaxed vacation season! I promise you lot enjoyed our petty European getaways inwards this series, too I am sending my warmest greetings to you lot today.

All the best too I'm looking forwards to a slap-up start together inwards 2012,

xoxo
Stephanie

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Stephanie Levy is an creative mortal too illustrator originally from Memphis, Tennessee, USA, straight off based inwards Munich, Germany. She studied fine art at the University of Tennesee inwards Knoxville, too the University of the Arts inwards Berlin, Germany. In Jan 2012, she volition laid out the instant session of her novel e-course called Creative Courage. This unique online course of teaching helps creative women start fulfilling their creative dreams, too include 12 exclusive invitee interviews amongst artists, writers, bloggers, too inspirational women from some the world. They volition also hold out taking a special "virtual plain trip" to taste art, culture, too pattern inwards Barcelona, Spain. To honour out to a greater extent than click here.

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