Ulmer Weihnachtsmarkt

Christmas Markets are a big tradition in Germany and are held in many cities, towns or villages all over the country. Some last for almost a month while others last only for a few days or weekends.

Ulm's Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) is held at the Münsterplatz and starts at the end of November and ends a few days before Christmas.
The entire square is filled with little wooden houses that sell a little of everything, from Christmas tree decorations, wooden toys or lambskin shoes and clothing to chocolates and sweeties and typical German food and drinks.

As my school is right next to the square I was able to visit it during the week when there were no big crowds but on weekends it was full of people!

We went on a Friday but we didn't manage to stay there for long - though long enough for Mike to eat two wurst with bread and drink a mug of glühwein - because it was about -3° at 5 o'clock in the afternoon and too crowded.
We went back the following Saturday and properly enjoyed the markt, despite the snow that fell all morning!

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