Two years ago, my daughter's best friend's mom (got that?) took her daughter to Germany during Thanksgiving break for a mother/daughter tour of the German Christmas markets. What a terrific idea for you and your tween! (Why didn't I think of that?) The German Christmas markets are magical: picture a charming little medieval village, with renaissance-style buildings, Romanesque towers and a gothic church in its historic town square, strung with colored Christmas lights and dusted with fresh snow. Handmade holiday crafts like nutcrackers and nativities are for sale by the costumed townsfolk and a mug of Glühwein (hot mulled wine) warms your hands. Sounds dreamy to me.
Although Strasbourg, Copenhagen, Vienna, Prague and many other European cities have Christmas markets, they are prolific in Germany. Larger cities like Munich, Frankfurt and Cologne have them and so do the small romantic villages like Dinkelsbühl and Bernkastel-Kues. Dresden has the oldest Christmas market, dating back to 1434, and boasts the world's biggest nutcracker.
My daughter created this word-burning art piece of Sommerhausen in the 7th grade. |
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