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CHRISTMAS MARKETS IN EUROPE
The Christmas markets were in every town along the Rhine. Literally hundreds of them. I took a few photos but it was hard to capture the multitude and the sheer fun of seeing so many lovely things to buy. Many of them also served food. The decorated booths were festive and sometimes very elaborate.
Many of them had lovely arched entries and this one was very striking.
The decorations were charming and this one caught my eye
Many of them served food and this booth was enticing enough for us to buy a brat for lunch. Delicious!
You can see the crowds were everywhere, Christmas shopping with happy faces. Well the guy bottom left looks a bit unhappy. Mostly people were polite and enjoying the markets as much as we did.
Lots to buy.
Lots of handmade items were for sale.
Polish pottery in this booth was very tempting but very expensive.
Last I wanted to share this sidewalk that had arched stained glass lined up on both sides of the walkway. We were on our way to the Christmas Markets when this captured our attention. It is a shame I couldn't share some closeups. We walked this sidewalk and the arches were beautiful and all hand done which looked like they may have been done by children. It was not real stained glass.
Happy Blue Monday.
I hope you enjoyed just the smallest part of the many Christmas markets we visited on our trip down the Rhine River in Europe,
Blessings and love,
JEANNE
Jeanne, you did a good job of capturing the stop on the Rhine. I'll bet lunch was tasty. Happy Blue Monday!
Posted by: Sally | January 21, 2013 at 02:31 AM
Wonderful pictures! I especially love all that BLUE pottery. Wow!!
Linnea
Posted by: Linnea | January 21, 2013 at 02:49 AM
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Posted by: Pie | January 21, 2013 at 04:00 AM
So many interesting things to see in your pics. Great market. I'd like to visit there if I live nearby.
Posted by: lina@happy family | January 21, 2013 at 04:09 AM
Sure looks like fun, I hope you picked up a goodie or two for yourself!
PS-yep, I see the straw(?) piggies too:@)
Posted by: HappierThanAPigInMud | January 21, 2013 at 05:18 AM
ohhhhh my. I'd be in such trouble between the food and shopping :)
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Posted by: Francie T | January 21, 2013 at 08:38 AM
Wow, what a blessing to have made such a neat trip!
Have a great week,
Mrs. Sarah Coller
Posted by: Mrs. Sarah Coller | January 21, 2013 at 08:40 AM
It must have been so much fun to be there during the Christmas season!
Posted by: Penny @ The Comforts of Home & Flea Market Makeovers | January 21, 2013 at 08:51 AM
Lovely Christmasy Blues. I love the sled with the packages. I posted a little Blue today too. Come by and see me.
Thanks for sharing.
Have a wonderful week.
Sherry
Posted by: Sherry | January 21, 2013 at 10:20 AM
It is nice seeing how the other parts of world do things. I enjoyed the tour very much.
Posted by: LaVoice | January 21, 2013 at 11:06 AM
I remember buying brats in Germany and ofcourse they were the best I had ever had. The arches are so unique, the handmade booth really caught my eye. Did you buy any? Happy Monday and MLK day.
Ann
Posted by: Ann | January 21, 2013 at 03:36 PM
Hi Jeanne *hugs*
BEAUTIFUL pictures! Oh how I wish I could have been there shopping for those handmade Christmas decorations. They are just so lovely. Something like we have in Finland actually. Did you buy any of them? The Polish pottery is lovely too. Too bad it was expensive... :o( the colours are so beautiful.
Brats...I thought that was the neatest cooking arrangement. The food must have been devine. Wonder if you tried something you've never tasted before....
That was a great way to spend Christmas this year..or last year...seeing how other countries celebrate. Good thing you took so many memorable pictures!
hope you've had a good week so far...
have a great evening..
Judi
Posted by: Judi | January 21, 2013 at 09:23 PM
Hi Jeanne I"m here, I'm here
I've seen a few of your pictures. What a trip!!! How wonderful to be able to cruise on such a beauty of a ship. The Xmas markets are fabulous. I've never been to the markets but I'm sure my suitcase would NEVER be big enough.
I haven't heard about all your treasures though. Oops... WAIT, I just received the prettiest pill container from the Netherlands. Thank you for thinking of my dad Jeanne. The poppies and the dates really hit home. How did you know I needed such a treasure?? Oh wait. I had an operation like no other, HA!! Did you buy a lot of stuff? I'll hopefully be seeing all the goodies in April.
Come on April.
LYTTMABA
oxoxoxoxo
xoxoxo
Posted by: Claudie | January 21, 2013 at 11:06 PM
The Polish Pottery is so pretty. What a wonderful trip you must have had. :)
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