Christmas Market

When near Germany around Christmas time it is a definite necessity to visit a Christmas Market. They are hard to miss in German towns, with their stalls, lights, and amazing smells which seem to take over many a Germany city square.

Maastricht, though in the Netherlands, hosts a small Christmas Market in the center of town. Yet when in Maastricht, to truly experience the German Christmas Market one should hop on the bus for the short ride to Aachen. This nearby German city has a fantastic Christmas market, and it is so close that one can go in the afternoon, enjoy the market, and come back that evening.

Essential to attending a German Christmas Market is being able to wrap your fingers around a mug of Gluhwein, savoring this traditional winter time drink while wandering from stall to stall admiring handcrafted goods. Gluhwein is a warm red wine with some sugar and spice that makes it taste of a cozy Christmas. This is definitely appreciated when the sun goes down and the cold makes itself known.

When we went to Aachen this year we had a fantastic time sampling all the different foods. From Bratwurst, to marcipan, liquors, crepes, and sweet things galore- it is impossible to leave a Christmas market hungry.



I am so glad that while in Maastricht I was able to go to Aachen for the Christmas Market. If I wasn't already in a Christmas spirit due to the arrival of Sinter Klaas, the Christmas Market definitely did the trick. Hurry Christmas, Hurry Fast!