Christmas in Berlin
Christmas in Berlin! Brandenburg Gate I have gotten several emails and texts from friends asking "How was Christmas in Berlin?!" Germany certainly is known for it's Christmas Markets and we did make it our business to visit several of them. It would take a great deal of dedication to hit all of them in a season, however! There are over thirty in Berlin alone. So what are they like? Hmm - our observation was that some have a carnival feel with a merry go round or thematic petting zoo (you know - the crèche animals alive and bleating) while others are really just community gathering places for people to meet up with neighbors and friends and have a drink while their kids ice skate or run around the market. Most are temporarily erected wooden huts displaying a mix of standard Christmas Market eats- both sweet and savory. The larger the market the greater the offerings: bratwurst, goulash, schmaltzkuchen (every culture has a version of fried dough!), crépes, glue