Why Christmas Markets in Berlin are awesome

I have a hunch that one of the main reasons that we went to Berlin for P’s birthday was to  give him a much needed Christmas fix.
Walk for ten minutes in any direction during the festive season and I’m 99% sure that you’ll come across a Christmas Market. They are everywhere!

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Surprisingly, my Christmas Bah Humbug-ness has started shedding as I absolutely loved the Christmas Markets in Berlin.
Here is why they are amazing

Christmas markets in Berlin are not absolutely freezing

As I basically spend the whole of winter desperately trying to locate my nearest heater, keeping warm is a big deal to me.Berlin is cold in December so I was really happy to see that the Christmas Markets had fires dotted around, providing some much needed heat.

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Lots of stalls also savvily sold super soft, really warm looking woollen products. My warmth Quota was sorted.

They sell gorgeous food

At the market I tried my very first waffle which was lovely.

I noticed that a Hungarian dish called Langos was really popular so I had a try of this too; it was basically a thick, flat yorkshire pudding.

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It looked so good that I only remembered to take a picture after I’d  already had a bite!

I chose to have mine topped with garlic sauce, cheese and ham. Apple sauce was an alternative option but I  think that would’ve tasted a bit odd. The Langos was doughy, crispy comfort food at its best!

 

They have decent entertainment

At the Christmas Market on Gendarmenmarkt ballerina’s performed.

 

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Also at this market, there were fairy like ladies on stilts who hung mistletoe over couples, forcing them to kiss.

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There were also lots of other random characters hobbling around. I had no idea who they were supposed to be dressed as but it all added to the fun!

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At the Christmas Market inside the Sony Centre there was an ice themed show complete with a Snow Queen, lots of smoke and a plethora of  coloured lights.

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At  the Christmas Market outside the Rotes Rathaus ;‘Red Townhall’, there was a pimped up Santa who rode an actual sleigh in the sky.

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The sleigh seemed to move in the air on what looked like like a sturdy zip liner .

It got a bit awkward when Santa’s sleigh started zooming backwards but for me this was a definite highlight.

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5 thoughts on “Why Christmas Markets in Berlin are awesome”

    1. I know! I have no idea why I haven’t had a waffle before as they are everywhere. Langos’ are definitely not common in London though. I am a big fan of the food in Germany 🙂

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      1. To be honest, Langos’ are not common in Germany either. There are special opportunities like Christmas Markets where we can buy them, but apart from that, Hungary is the country for them 🙂

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      2. Interesting! It’s always useful to get insight from a native of a country I have travelled to 🙂

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