9 German & 1 French Christmas Markets
Yes, you read that right. I went Christmas Market crazy.To be fair I didn’t go to 9 German towns, but in Berlin I visited 9 out of the available 11 going, then me and a bunch friends went to Lille to the Christmas market there. On a whole they are all fun, lots of food and stalls selling knick knacks. Didn’t buy any knick-knacks but had a lot of the hot beverages and food.
Berlin Christmas Markets
The best one to me would be in Spandau, because it is in an old town and the visitors are more local. They also had a band on, when you buy some glühwein, the stalls provide you with some free spekulaas (Spiced biscuits). The one near the palace and the Gendarmenmarket are lovely because of the building environments. These markets starts from 12 noon to 11pm, some of the ones in the town charges entry around 6pm ish, so get in early. I would recommend bringing cash rather than card.
What knick knacks can you buy in German Markets? of course the famous ones are the nutcrackers, wooden christmas decorations and glass christmas decorations. Why didn’t I buy anything? because they were extremely pricey, for what they are.
What to try other than Glühwein and Brodwurst? This chopped up pancake, with cherry sauce and custard cream.
What to bear in mind? they let you have your hot beverage in a mug of some sort, so your drink price includes a deposit for the mug. If you want to keep the mug for a keep sake, then you can take it away, otherwise return the mug to receive your money back.
Lille Christmas Market
Although the Christmas Market in Lille is not as good as the German, as in it is rather small, the town it self is great for Christmas shopping. Pretty little shops and the cool places to sit around and have lovely French food. If you are ever there, try the Ferris Wheel. You know the feeling when you go on a Ferris wheel, that it is over before you take it all in? Well, you won’t get it with this one, you get to go around for 6 times.
What to try? The raclet! melted cheese on top of potatoes, so yummy, there are diferent cheese you can choose from
What’s the knick-knack like? I didn’t see anything special, although they seem to be selling mini porcelain figurines, not only of the nativity scenes but random characters like sailors or animals like ducks and mice.
Have you been to a Christmas market this year? What is your favourite food there?
i completely missed Christmas (& markets) this year. 😀 they all look like fun! then again maybe it’s just because you took the lovely pictures. 😉
Why did you miss Christmas? Aw.. you are always kind about my pics. Xx
hmm…why did i miss Christmas? where do i start? 😀 just read my last blog post (posted it just now), hehehehe!
New York chirstmas market sucks because their gluhweine is non-alcoholic!! What is the point?! Otherwise the one in Union Square is great art and craft market 🙂
Huh? NON alcoholic? Why is that? Are they not allowed to sell or something? In these markets I went to you can add extra kick your Glühwein, and usually it is white rum. Taste so much better. Hahaha. Although they do sell the glühwein for children in the German market, so no alcohol in there either.
It is because of NY laws, you can not sell alcohol beverage in public space, e.g., parks, street stall, etc. You can be evicted by the police for holding cups or open bottles containing alcohol. Thus you see people drink from beer bottle wrapped in paper in the movies. I know, this thing does not exist in Europe 😉
Aw…*nodding. I get it. That is quite sad. Ach well, you can bring your own flask. Teehee!
Yang aku kangenin dari Eropa adalah Christmas marketnya. It fits perfectly with the weather. Meanwhile in Australia ada si Christmas market tapi kecil gitu tapi for me ga begitu berasa suasananya dengan 30C degree😅😅
Ah tapi yang aku dengar Christmas Barbeque is the thing in Australia. Itu asyik tuh… ceritain dong mba traditionally what Christmas is like there.
christamas market disana itu seru ya kak kalau disini gk ada kayaknya
Iya, kalau di Indonesia sih pasar setiap hari serunya… mmm apalagi penuh dengan jajanan yang menggiurkan.
Itu keju ya yg putih2. Ak kirain kue macem serabi hehehe
Iya Rosa, keju disini cenderung putih gak kuning banget kayak cheddar amerika. Serabi? Wah jadi pengen makan serabi..
Ahh aku juga kemaren baru posting tulisan tentang Christmas Market. Tahun ini pertama kali kami pergi ke Christmas Market. Pilihannya jatuh ke Köln, simple karena dekat dengan Den Haag, dan ada kenalan disana yang menawarkan tumpangan nginep haha. Daaann, aku sukaaaaa sekali. Kami pergi ke 4 tempat di Köln. Suka dengan incip2 gratis untuk beberapa cookies, makan pizza vegetarian, dan makan gorengan isinya apa ya kayak apel rasanya sama makan kentang goreng. Sisanya jalan2 ngiterin Stand. Di Old Townnya ada arena Ice Skating. Dan kami akan menjadikan mengunjungi Christmas Market di Jerman sebagai agenda tahunan (haha kayak pejabat ya).
Wah, yang di Berlin kece juga ya. Langsung dicatet.
Oh Köln memang lumayan cantik yah? Entah berapa tahun yang lalu aku kesana. Terus kalian Ice skating? kalau aku baru tahun ini malah sengaja pergi ke Christmas Market seperti ini, soalnya di Inggris pun ada. Tapi tentunya tidak authentic. 🙂
Nggak Ndine, ngelihatin aja dari atas jembatan haha. Baru mau belajar ice skating januari nanti deket rumah ada tempat indoor, aku ga bisa soalnya hihi.
Kita belon jadi2 nih ke Jerman Market yg udah baru ke holiday merket. Seru juga
Holiday Market? Apa tuh Non? Maksudnya Christmas Holiday market atau mereka jualan liburan? 🙂
Haha kata temen si Matt holiday market. Iya pasar yg tiba2 muncul pas menjelang natal dan jual macem2
Oooh. Sip2! Cerita kayak apa itu marketnya dong Non.
Yes, yes, yes! My favorite Christmas market food are: mushroom with garlic sauce (Gebratene pilze), potato fritter with apple sauce (Reibekuche) & roasted chestnut. Like you, I usually come for food & drinks at the Christmas Market.
Oh I had potato fritter with apple sauce, it was such an interesting taste. I liked it.