On Sunday, the first large flakes of snow floated down on the streets of Heidelberg. It was an awesome addition to the Christmas season. It is so cool to be in Germany during this time but because I grew up in Montana, Christmas just isn’t complete without a little snow. This week I periodically walked the beautiful cobble stone streets in the center of town, crossed the old bridges, ran the gardens of the castle and roamed the Weinnachts Markts, taking in all that Heidelberg had to offer. It is so beautiful and I only wish I could really capture it on camera. During December the Christmas Markets (Weihnachtsmarkt) are put up all around the country. Booths are set up all along the main street filled with roasted chestnuts, homemade crepes, lebkuchen and other treats, handcrafted items and other Christmas gifts, and people are traditionally walking around eating the German specialties and drinking Gluewein, hot spiced red wine, any time from 10am to 10pm. If you ever have a chance to be in Germany at Christmas, I would definitely recommend it.
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