Traditions meets one-stop shopping
This weekend, we decided to drive up to Freiburg which is about 40 minutes from our home. Freiburg is the largest city in the Black Forest. It has many old churches and an interesting Alte Stadt (old city) to walk around in. Freiburg also opened up its Christmas market. Germany is famous for Christmas markets. They are fun to walk through but only when the weather is nice. This weekend, the weather was nice, so that is why we decided to go there. Here is a picture of a sign that greeted us when we got there. 
The sign reads, "Frohe Weihnachten" Which means, "Merry Christmas" in German. Once we got on the outskirts of the market, we in countered a mass of humanity. 
Here is a typical booth in the market, many items are handmade and of real good quality. One of my favorite Christmas decorations came from a booth like this. It is a carved wood image of a church with a music box that plays silent night. The background lights up also.
Once we had enough of the crowds, we walked away from the Christmas market and down the rest of the outdoor shopping of Freiburg. I came across this group from the Salvation Army singing.
Everything was festive in the city center. I saw this trolley decorated and it looked like it belonged on main street in Disneyland. 
Once we got tired of the crowds, we decided to head for an easier place to finish our shopping and that only means one thing- WalMart! We love having a walmart 40 minutes from us. It is not quiet like one in the States, but it IS familiar. 
This sums up the extent of the American food items sold at this Walmart, Hey we take what w
e can get around here and are thankful for it.
The sign reads, "Frohe Weihnachten" Which means, "Merry Christmas" in German. Once we got on the outskirts of the market, we in countered a mass of humanity. 
Here is a typical booth in the market, many items are handmade and of real good quality. One of my favorite Christmas decorations came from a booth like this. It is a carved wood image of a church with a music box that plays silent night. The background lights up also.
Once we had enough of the crowds, we walked away from the Christmas market and down the rest of the outdoor shopping of Freiburg. I came across this group from the Salvation Army singing.
Everything was festive in the city center. I saw this trolley decorated and it looked like it belonged on main street in Disneyland. 
Once we got tired of the crowds, we decided to head for an easier place to finish our shopping and that only means one thing- WalMart! We love having a walmart 40 minutes from us. It is not quiet like one in the States, but it IS familiar. 
This sums up the extent of the American food items sold at this Walmart, Hey we take what w
e can get around here and are thankful for it.
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