It's cold in Germany.
Many of you may not think it's cold, but for a couple of newlywed kiddos from the Deep South like us... it was cold.
But Germany has Christmas Markets.
So the cold was easy to overlook.
Each town hosts at least one Christmas Market in Germany. "Amazing" cannot even describe it. Most people are cheerful, friendly and inviting. "Merry Christmas" banners hang on sides of the buildings, and guess what? People don't protest them or rip them down. In America, people try to protest nativity scenes and anything that says the word Christmas; but not in Germany. They believe in Christmas and they celebrate it like no country we've ever seen.
This particular Christmas Market was in Heidelberg, Germany. Five different markets lined the main street of the town: Kornmarkt, Markplatz, Universitatplatz, Anatomiegarten, and the Bismarckplatz.
See the line of lights in the photo below? Those are the walkways between the Christmas markets....
Before we shopped, we had to make one crucial stop.
Food.
Check out the Fuerwurst that I grabbed at the Christmas Market booth above.
Delish.
JD got the steak with onions.
Are you a Nutella fan?
If so, go to Germany. Everything is Nutella there, including the special crepes.
Ok - so we realize that kissing pictures are cheesy and a lot of people don't think they're very cool... but how can you resist when there is a store right in front of you called Coffee & Kiss?
I mean, you really have no other choice, right?!
Below you will see a gigantic Christmas Pyramid - life size, at that.
I could've stood and stared at this thing until it got dark.
And maybe we did...
(Haha - kidding, we walked back to it after we finished touring the markets and it just so happened to be all lit up.)
How beautiful is that!?
When we realized how big of a deal Christmas Pyramids were in Germany, we just had to get one for our own Todd Nest. Each tier displays a piece of the Christmas story - except Baby Jesus isn't on there. We like to think that the candles display who He is - the Light.
Have you ever seen one of these in person? It's super cool. The heat from the candles rise and spin the propellers at the top, which in turn spins each tier. It's one of our favorite Christmas decorations.
What is your favorite Christmas decoration?
