When we were making our plans to live in Frankfurt for three months, we were so excited to know we would be here during Advent time and Christmas. One of the many special things about being here at this time (....Gary and I have not been here for Christmas since 1986, when we lived in East Berlin/Marburg for the year) is the Christmas Market. Many, many towns set up a Christmas Market in the town center. These markets start the week before the first Sunday of Advent, and last almost until Christmas. We went to the opening day of the Frankfurt Weihnachtsmarkt - with thousands of other people (despite the rain). The mayor spoke, there was a singer (don't know her name), a brass choir playing carols from the top of the Nicolaikirche (Nicholas Church), and many people strolling around, eating tasty treats (note the HUGE pile of french fries in the first photo), chatting with friends, riding the double-decker carousel (you can see Sarah, with a camera in front of her face, and me in the sleigh with Wanling on the stallion in front of us). Sarah and I are toasting all of you with a hot cup of Glühwein (mulled wine) while Wanling chomps on a crepe stuffed with Nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread).
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