When we lived in London we couldn’t get enough time off to go home to America for Thanksgiving. In England, Thanksgiving is called Thursday. Anyway, we decided it would be fun to go to Germany specifically Munich and see the Christmas Market there. We booked a flight to Memmingem which is about 90 minutes away from Munich by train.
We got a cute little hotel there which was a half of a block to their local Christmas Market. On the corner of another hotel was a sweet porch with wicker chairs and blankets so you could watch the passersby at the Market. We also ordered Hot Chocolate and did some people watching.
Our Thanksgiving dinner was in that town and we were the only customers inside the Hofsbrau. The receptionist and the chef were the only others there and they were also husband and wife and the owners. We had some sausage and schnitznel and some beer and told each other what we were thankful for. We then spent a good hour or so visiting with the owners.
The next day we traveled to Munich. The Christmas Market is in the Marienplatz area. This is where the Glockenspiel is located. It’s performance times are 11:00 a.m. , !2 noon and 5:00 p.m. but it is always good to check before you go. Quite often from November through February the 5:00 show is omitted. The performance included motorized figurines that dance, joust, and twirl around inside the tower.
Gluhwein is the traditional Mulled Wine of Fall and Winter. It is made with red wine and spiced with cinnamon sticks, cloves, star aniseed, citrus and sugar. It is served hot. For the recipe check out….. https://www.winemag.com/recipe/gluhwein-german-mulled-wine/
Bavaria !
In a horse drawn carriage we climbed up a mountain in Bavaria to the castle that was the inspiration for Sleeping Beauty’s Castle. It is called Neuschwanstein Castle. It really felt as if we were entering a fairy tale. It has such an interesting past. https://www.neuschwanstein.de/
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After we left the castle area we went back to Fussen where we had the most fabulous Cheese Soup ever. If I ever go back to that area I want that soup again. I have tried to replicate if many times and it just doesn’t work.
This was a trip of a lifetime and I would go back in a heartbeat. Christmas Markets in Europe are fabulous and Germany is their birthplace, according to me.
