Today we went to our first Christmas market of the season. We went to the market in Bernkastel-Kues which is about 45 minutes from us. We got there just after the market opened because we have found that the crowds are less when festivals first open. Bernkastel is a traditional German town with lots of small streets. The market was spread out around the town square and the side streets around it.
When we first got to the market we walked around and check out all the stands. After our first walk around Bill decided to get some glühwein which is a hot wine and then we grabbed some bratwurst for lunch.
Weihnachtspyramide or Christmas pyramid
In the center of town this house is decorated to look like an Advent calendar.
After we walked around the market we decided to climb up the massive hill to see Burg Landshut. Its currently under construction so we could only see it from the outside. The view of the Mosel river from the top of the hill was absolutely breath taking. The walk back down from the Burg was a lot easier then the walk up. We went back to the market after that and got a donut like pastry that was kind of shaped like a cinnamon bun but it had apples inside and cinnamon sugar on the outside. Then it started pouring rain so we made our way to the car and headed home. It was a nice small Christmas market to get us started for this season.
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