We
headed out to the Christmas markets late morning. The markets open at 10:00 am, and close at 6:00 pm. These markets were a little more spread out than Mulhouse and had more stalls in total. The day is very dreary and overcast and rather cold. If it going to be like this the least it could do is snow. But a little too warm for that so we'll just take dry.
The route took us through a large park that
was decorated for the holidays.
It
also had an ice rink...
and
some food stalls, including a carousel bar.
The
town is so very quaint. Much of the
architecture in the area of the markets dates back to the 15th and
16th centuries with half timbered building, shutters and picturesque roof lines...sort of Disneyesque.
Many of the local shops were dressed for the holidays…
and
the markets only increased the holiday cheer.
The
displays were colorful and cheerful and included just about everything one
could want for Christmas...like candies and nougats...
pasteries (we bought some for breakfast)...
lots of gingerbread...
and lots of just interesting things to look at and buy.
Some shops had so much stuff it was hard to know what to look at first.
This shopkeeper was wearing the traditional headdress of the Alsace area.
It
was pretty cold out so other than getting lunch and wandering the area we didn’t
do too much else.
Mary got only slightly lost on the way out of the markets. Slightly understandable as the roads wandered every which way.
We
were back in the hotel by late afternoon and ate at the hotel restaurant so
that we didn’t have to head out again.
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