Christmas Market Frankfurt *PIC HEAVY*

[MissHoneychurch]

Food on the Market









The Glühwein (spiced red wine) stand


Getting our Glühwein


My friend having hers :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear MissHoneychurch!

Wow, those are wonderful pics!

You must have a very steady hand to have gotten those low-light ones!

The spiced red wine sounds terrific...:9

Thanks for sharing these!

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

2. Thank you Peggy

I tried my best. I was amazed also that I didn't have more blurred pictures.

[leftofthedial]

3. I miss Germany.

It's a great place to be during the holidays.

[MissHoneychurch]

4. Christmas Markets are fun

but also very crowded. Still, standing in the cold, sipping a Glühwein or two ... pure fun :D

[leftofthedial]

22. thanks for sharing.

It really added to my Christmas spirit!

[JCMach1]

5. Arg, another reason to get xmas homesick...

all we have is the fake, lit up 50foot xmas tree in the Dubai Mall... :(

Hope you are enjoying the season and the weather...

For us, it's been rain and cool. More like Seattle than Dubai.

[MissHoneychurch]

6. I didn't want to make you homesick

:hug:

[JCMach1]

7. It's okay... really want to spend xmas in Ger., Austria, or Switzerland some day soon

[MissHoneychurch]

8. I am sure you will

starting next year you and your family have a place to stay in Frankfurt.

[AirmensMom]

9. Wow, MissHC!

Those are amazing! And it makes me want to be there RIGHT NOW! :bounce:

:thumbsup: :toast: :fistbump:

:loveya: :hug: :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

10. Thank you AirmensMom

:hug: :loveya: :hi:

You know I am more than willing to take you there. All you have to do is come over. Simple as that :D

[malta blue]

11. Okay, that settles it.

I am coming to Germany for Christmas, and soon.

Those pictures are amazing. Thank you so much for sharing them!

:hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

12. YES!!

please come over!!!!!!! :bounce:

You and LittleMB !!!! :hug:

[malta blue]

16. Maybe if I start saving money now I can do it next year

There is always her Daddy, so I will have to get him to agree, but OMG - that looks amazing.

[MissHoneychurch]

18. I am sure he will agree

I mean she will learn a lot. :D

[malta blue]

21. I think he will, I just have to plant the seed soon.....

I have a silly question, but I know there is a "bone church" somewhere in Germany. Have you ever been there? I have seen video on TV and it looks amazing.

[MissHoneychurch]

26. You better start then

:D

And you know you can stay with me. So that will save you some money.

Sorry, I never heard of that church. Do you have a link?

[malta blue]

33. I will have to look more....

I found links to the one in Prague, and there is a chapel in Rome too.

Or it could be that I am totally crazy :crazy:

Thank you for the offer to stay with you, it certainly will save us money. :hug:

[Inchworm]

13. Looks like fun!

Who is that eyeing you in the picture? :P

Hmmm, now that I know what Glühwein is.. I want some.

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

14. It sure is

if you aren't scared of crowds :)

Which pic do you mean?

Glühwein is easy to make ... http://www.justhungry.com/2006/12/recipe_gluhwein_mulled_wine_fo.html (scroll down a bit, there is a good recipe)

:hi:

[Inchworm]

15. That is you right?

Thanks for the link.

:)

[MissHoneychurch]

17. No, it isn't me

I took the pic. I am standing right behind you :)

But the boy was flirting me with me that day nevertheless. :rofl:

[Inchworm]

23. Standing right behind me?

And the day keeps getting better and better :)

Now I'll have to find your face to replace it. Seems like I remember a picture of you sitting on the floor in front of a loveseat with cake and wine on the coffee table. Earth tone greens.. hmm.. OK, I need to lay off the coffee :silly:

:D

[MissHoneychurch]

28. Do you mean this one?

[Inchworm]

29. Woot!

The very image! Weird how my mind works.

I got lost looking at the fabulous pictures in your journal then forgot why I was there. :D

:woohoo:

:*

[MissHoneychurch]

30. It isn't in my journal

it was in a thread billyskank started.

But sitting in front of a couch ... it was the only possible pic :)

Thank you for the compliment about my pics :hug:

[Liberal Veteran]

19. In that fifth picture is Santa selling bricks of heroin?

Very nice pictures.

[MissHoneychurch]

20. ROFL

:spray:

he is selling Lebkuchen :D

[hobbit709]

24. Reminds me of being a kid in Vienna

I hate going shopping here at Christmas.

[LynzM]

25. Man, I miss the Weihnachtsmarkt....

And the Glühwein...

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

27. LynzM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:hug: :loveya: :hi:

So good to see you!!! How are you doing???? I miss you!!!!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

31. Beautiful pictures. Looks like you guys had a fun night.

Good to see you back :hug: Are you back to work?

[MissHoneychurch]

32. Thank you Tuesday

:hug:

Yes, I am back at work. I kinda am happy about it. I got bored yesterday. :shrug:

[Rambis]

34. Great pics

I had to send the Glühwein pic to a German professor I know, hope you don't mind? I know she misses it this time of year.
Cheers!

[MissHoneychurch]

40. Thank you

No problem to forward the pictures. Which Glühwein pic did you take?

[Rambis]

47. The pouring

she especially mentioned the smell as it goes into the glass:)

[Arugula Latte]

35. Germany gave the U.S. most of the ideas about what an "ideal" Xmas is.

It's kind of funny that something that started in a desert climate in the Middle East has come to mean snow, fir trees, and gingerbread! :)

Beautiful photos!

[MissHoneychurch]

41. You know what is worse?

to come to Florida and see fake snow and ice on caravans :rofl:

[Arugula Latte]

52. I know ... That is kind of freaky.

There is a lot of fake stuff in Florida. A LOT. :D

[Eurobabe]

36. Yummy, mmmmm

I love the junk food at the Xmas markets. :D I went too few times this year, might need to go again, for one final Kartoffelpuffer run. :rofl:

I have pix from Bad Tölz, just need to upload them and make a web album.

[MissHoneychurch]

42. Just saw the pics

beautiful!! And I saw some snow :D

Here is a nice recipe for the Kartoffelpuffer (in German)

http://www.chefkoch.de/rezepte/133821057645685/Knusprige-Kartoffelpuffer.html

[CBHagman]

37. Oh, I love it!

Thanks for posting this, Miss Honeychurch!

And go easy on that Gluehwein. It always right to my head. ;-)

[MissHoneychurch]

43. Two cups and I am happy

:rofl:

My friend and I always eat fresh French Fries before drinking, that helps a lot :D

[Aristus]

38. MissHoneychurch, you KNOW how much I miss Germany!

How can you do this to me? It's like dangling cigarettes in front of a man trying to quit smoking...

Gosh, how I miss the Christmas markets...

Frohe Weinacht, liebe Freundin! (Is there a word for 'female friend who is not a girlfriend'?)

[MissHoneychurch]

44. Frohe Weihnacht

you said it right, Freundin can mean both. Like you know if "you" is formal or informal, we know which way "Freundin" is to be understood :)

Are there no Christmas Markets in the U.S.?

[Aristus]

48. Sure, but not like they have in Germany.

n/t

[MrScorpio]

39. I miss Christmas in Germany

Had four glorious ones

They still look great!

[MissHoneychurch]

45. Hey MrScorpio

:hi:

Good memories? :D

[MrScorpio]

46. Very good memories

Europeans know how to do Christmas right

[gmoney]

49. Nicely done....

Very tasty! :)

[MissHoneychurch]

58. Thank you

I know it is a high compliment from you :hug:

[Wapsie B]

50. Beautiful pics!

:wow: :wow: Makes me want to go there all the more.

[MissHoneychurch]

59. Thank you

I'm glad the pictures give an idea from how it is here in Frankfurt :)

[skygazer]

51. I would love to visit Germany

And Christmas looks like a fun time to do it. Great pics.

[MissHoneychurch]

60. The country is worth a visit

no matter what time of the year. Well, OK except November maybe. But other than that ...

Thank you :D

[HughBeaumont]

53. Stunning.

The only bad part about the photos is that you aren't in any of them. :(

I love big cities with open markets all lit up. Takes my mind off of depressing, freezing, shithole Cleveland, where all tax dollars and promising individuals get their dreams and intentions shattered on the rocks of bad economics and worse luck.

[MissHoneychurch]

61. Thanks sweetie

:*

If you scroll in the thread a bit, there is a pic of me hidden :)

:hug:

[Orsino]

54. Thanks!

I only ever saw it by daylight.

[MissHoneychurch]

62. You're welcome

it is more fun when dark. And it gets dark early here. Around 4pm.

[Blue_Tires]

55. thanks...

I always love your photos...do you usually have snowy holidays?

[MissHoneychurch]

63. Thank you

:D

If you are in the mountains you can have luck and have snow. In the north not so much. Frankfurt is too warm already as city with the industry and river. It is rather unusual that it snows nowadays.
But I will be visiting my mom in the Black Forest so the chances that I will have a white Christmas are pretty good :D

[Flaxbee]

56. I was only in Frankfurt for 3 days in November (I think you

were gone that weekend, Miss Honeychurch) but I LOVED it. My first time ever in Germany (except for layovers) and I want to go back!

Thanks for the vicarious trip back :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

64. It sucked missing you

I was in Berlin that weekend.

You are always welcome back here. And I love to meet DUers :hi:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

57. Sehr schöne Bilder

Frohe Weihnacht!

[MissHoneychurch]

65. Danke

Auch Dir Frohe Weihnachten und ein gesundes neues Jahr!!!! :hi: