Weihnachtsmarkt in Hamburg

Hey peeps!

How are you doing? How was your weekend?

Did any of you go to the Weihnachtsmarkt? If yes, to which one of the many did you go to?

On Saturday, I went with a bunch of people Christmas market hopping. It was so much fun. We’ve started at the Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz in the City Center. This year they have changed this market. They have decorated the trees with candles and the Glühweinstand is located in the middle of the market. They have rebuilt a little forest. With lots of fir trees and wood shavings on the floor, the entire area did not only looked like a forest, but it also smelled of one. They did a really good job. Also the Glühwein was amazing as it wasn’t too sweet.

Our next stop was the St. Petri Weihnachtsmarkt. All the Christmas markets huts surround the St. Petri Church and in front of the entrance there is a Weihnachtskrippe (Nativity Scene). It always portrays the same scene. Jesus Christ, with Maria, Josef and the three kings. Usually a donkey, a sheep and some other animals are also being displayed in this scene. When looking a little closer at this scene, we saw that the cow was much smaller than the donkey and that Jesus Christ was bigger than most of the presented characters. A little out of proportion …

Last but not least we ended up at the Rathausmarkt Weihnachtsmarkt and at 20.00 we even got to see Santa Claus. Unfortunately this Christmas market was the fullest one and the Glühwein was way too sweet. But then again, here you can find a very special  Glühwein, which you cannot find everywhere… You can get White Glühwein here. Yummy!

But in total I can say that the Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz Weihnachtsmarkt wins. It was the prettiest, coziest one out of them all and the Glühwein was delicious.   

However, one thing that I have noticed this year, are the Weihnachtsmarkt cups. Every year, the Christmas market would produce special cups which say “Hamburger Weihnachtsmarkt 20XX”. This year they do not state the year. Which I find is a pity, cause it started to become a tradition, to always take one of these cups home and add to the Christmas market cup collection.

Maybe more people will mention this to the organizers, and who knows…. Maybe in 2013 we will have the real “Hamburg Weihnachtsmarkt” cups back!!!

But until then, we have to drink the yummy Glühwein out of the normal looking Christmas markets cups.

Cheers!

Xoxo M