Last weekend in Berlin we made our way to two different Christmas Markets — the Lucia Weihnachtsmarkt at the KulturBrauerei and the Nostalgischer Weihnachtsmarkt near the opera house on Unter den Linden. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my camera with me when we visited the Lucia Weihnachtsmarkt, so you’ll just have to take my word for it. …
As far as I am concerned, Christmas Markets (Weihnachtsmärkte) are the best reason to be in Germany during the holiday season.* What is not to love about outdoor markets with lights, lots of gingerbread, hot food (fried potatoes or mushrooms or wurst) and warm spiced wine (Glühwein)? Today we wandered around the Innenstadt, where there …