Christmas Market Tour

The Christmas markets are a very important part of the Christmas season in Germany. Christmas market - that means toys, bratwurst, candied almonds and hot spiced wine (Glühwein) - at least for me. some of the Christmas markets in Germany are famous tourist attractions. Here are some impressions from our visits to some Christmas markets in our area. 



The Christmas market in Stuttgart

The Christmas market in Stuttgartt has about 280 stalls and about 4 million visitors

The Christmas market in Waiblingen

- much smaller of course, but also much cozier.

Probably the most famous one in our region - the Christmas market in Esslingen. One section has a medieval flair, and it is probably very cool - if you go on a weekday. We went there on a Sunday afternoon, and we had hardly room to move. So we just passed through, got some almonds, took some photos and left.

Getting Equipped for Cycling in the Snow

The temperatures are going down (already below 0 C/below 32 F) and the weather forecast says snow pretty soon. So I got myself a couple of things to make myself ready for cycling in the snow/on frozen roads and in low temperatures.

All I can say is KACHING.

Winter tires = tires with 265 metal Spikes

Gloves:

Shoe covers (for pulling over the shoes to keep the feet warm):

Here a couple of impressions from my current route (so far only a little bit of snow/ice):

 Early morning

Late afternoon