Ich würde dich besser magen, wenn wir mit einander schlafen würden

So YES!!! Indeed it is Christmas here. Christmas big time. And i am loving it. Europe doesnt do Halloween or Thanksgiving, but that extra holiday spirit gets saved up for the Christmas season. And they dont pull any punches here with it at all. Specktacular really. Truthfully there is no better incarnation of the Christmas spirit in Germany than the "Christmas Market". I have never been to a Christmas Market before. Ok well maybe never a real one. Maybe a little half assed one put on by a church or whatever for a weekend back in the states. But here one can go to a full blown huge Christmas Market that is open everyday from the last weekend of November until right before Christmas. Its brilliant. Nothing gets you in the Christmas mood more than having a cup of steaming hot Glühwein and Bratwurt mit Brötchen while walking around the Christmas Market taking in the feeling. So essentially, for those who may not know, a Christmas Market is like a festival with lots of vendors and food. The vendors sell tons of different Christmas things. Everything from ornaments and candels, to cookware and jewlery. Its a huge selection of just general knick knacky stuff. Really great. And they're usually huge, taking up an entire market place. The one in Würzburg is pretty big taking up the entire markt platz and spilling over onto the side streets and main street. It is a great time, to go and just hang out there with a bunch of friends and just people watch. Of course one could also drop some money on awesome little Christmasy things. The Christmas Market in Würzburg is really beautiful. Tons of different vendors, tons of food stands, tons of delicious sweets stands, and of course lots of Glühwein. I think it would be safe to say that i have become a big fan of Glühwein. Glühwein is a spiced red wine that is served hot and is a traditional Christmas drink. Its great to warm up with, however one cup is enough to make you a little loopy. I bet is probably has something to do with the beverage being served hot. But it is good, real good. And when you get one they give it to you in a real cup with a deposit on it. So you can return the cup for your deposit or keep it for a souvenir. I have a pretty fair collection going on right now myself. I have already been the Würzburg Christmas Market a couple of times this past week. But i forgot my camera everytime. I'll try and grab a few shots of the market here and put em up for everyone to see. But today we all did a day trip to the Christmas Market in Rothenburg. Rothenburg is a little town east of Würzburg. The town is picturesque. Just stepping off the train i felt like i was falling in "A Christmas Carol". Very very nice. The Christmas market there was just what i had expected from the town. So beautiful, with delicious drinks and food to be had. We had a little dinner at a traditional German restaurant, which was also quite delicious. Then made a walk around the Market and saw the sights. And of course the evening would not be complete without a hot cup of something. To my delight they were serving cups of hot Honey Wine at the market. So seeing as hot i had already indulged in a Glühwein that day, Honey Wine sounded interesting. And it was SOOOO GOOD! Really sweet, couldnt even taste the alchole in it. MMMMMMM no wonder its the drink of the gods. So yes picture time! This was the view entering the old villiage. The inner town is surrounded by an old wall which was pretty cool. A couple of shots upon entering the actual villiage. HORSES! So a few shots of the Market Place and of the Christmas Market. A couple of window displays from the stores around the market. NIGHTFALL! Tom, keepin' it gangsta since 1781.... So as you can see it really was beautiful, and one could easily waste away an entire day or two just lost in the film quality of that town. But yes in conclusion Christmas in Germany = Awesome, and Mike = Happy. And dont forget, try some Glühwein! It'll make you be awesome!