Christmas market in Strasbourg (4) - shops

Christkindelsmärik

<<shops>>

toyshop in Strasbourg Christmas Market.

 

inside toyshop in Strasbourg Christmas Market.

There were lots of ornaments made in wood for Christmas tree.

 

"Marche de Noël de Strasbourg"

Wooden chalets were lined up.

small street during Christmas market [Marche de Noël]. 

Each shop decorated beautifully.

Christmas illumination of Galeries Lafayette.

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Episode of Strasbourg Christmas market

In Strasbourg Christmas market: Christkindelsmärik, many artisans sell verious things such as Alsatian traditional foods, Christmas tree decorations etc. in the wooden small houses.
Tomo&Chouchou found a wooden house which has German taste! We found nutcracker in front of the house. When Tomo&Chouchou entered that wooden house, we found full of wooden toys! There were lots of wooden ornaments for Christmas tree. They were so pretty! Lots of Christmas ornaments were sold in other shops too.

Only walking and looking at many shops was enough enjoyable !
There were decorations lit up even in the small street. It was very beautiful.

While walking, we saw the famous French department store "Galeries Lafayette". Galeries Lafayette Strasbourg had special Christmas decorations. We could enjoy beautiful Christmas illumination at Galeries Lafayette.

Each shop decorated beautifully during Christmas. We could find Christmas goods. There was full of Christmas atomosphere everywhere in Strasbourg. It was really wonderful.


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Christkindelsmärik (Marché de Noël）in Strasbourg

Strasbourg Christmas Market: Christkindelsmarik take place
annually from the end of November to 31 December.
Mainly, it take Place Kléber, Place Broglie, Place du Marché aux cochons de lait and around Cathedral.

For reference,
On 31 December, at Place Kléber, it take place countdown.
Lots of people gather there and we could also see fireworks.

Please enjoy both Christmas market and countdown in Strasbourg!



Other Christmas markets

* Christmas market in Colmar

* Paris - Champs-Élysées Christmas Market

* Paris - La Défense Christmas Market

* Christmas market in Stuttgart in Germany

Christmas market in Strasbourg (3) - specialties

Christkindelsmärik

<<Alsacian sweets>>

alsacian sweet.  Alsatian pastries (pâtisseries).

 

cf. Tomo's costume is Alsatian costume.

Alsatian cookies.

In Alsace, it's a tradition to prepare lots of cookies for Christmas.

Gugelhupf 

[Alsatian: kougelhopf, French: Kouglof, German: Gugelhupf]

We could see some cooks making Gugelhupf (Kouglof) 

in Strasbourg Christmas market.

Kougelhopf (Kouglof) is Alsatian cake which is baked in a special circular pottery with a central tube. 

Pretzel [German: Brezel, French: Bretzel]

<<other Alsatian specialties>>

 

pain d’épices

Vin chaud=Hot wine

Choucroute=sauerkraut

 

Tarte Flambée

 

Alsatian wine "Gewurztraminer"

 

Alsatian beer "Kronenbourg"

We can enjoy Alsatian meals & christmas decolations at the restaurant.

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Episode of Strasbourg Christmas market (3)

Alsace is located between Germany and France, so Alsace took over German culture and cuisine.
We could find several specialties in Strasbourg Christmas market: Christkindelsmärik.

These are Alsatian pastries [pâtisseries] have lots of varieties!
In Alsace, it's a tradition to prepare lots of cookies for Christmas. Each family prepares cookies for Christmas period. Many kinds of cookies were sold in Strasbourg Christmas market. It was the good opportunity to know the variety of cookies.
We could see some cooks making Gugelhupf (Kouglof) in Strasbourg Christmas market. It was very interesting to see.
Pretzel (Brezel in German) is also famous Alsatian specialty! It's German specialty. As Alsace took German culture and cuisine, it's also popular in Alsace.
Pain d’épices (spice-bread/gingerbread) was also sold in Strasbourg Christmas market. Pain d'épices can conserve for a long time, so we can buy it as a souvenir, then we can eat it after the new year starts. We bought some for Christmas & new year. There were also some varieties; simple pain d'épices or pain d'épices with fruits.
We drank the speciality of Christmas market; Hot wine [vin chaud]. This is don't-miss-it-drink in Christmas market! It become warm and we can feel Christmas atomosphere more. There is non-alcohol hot wine for children and for people who cannot drink alcohol. Everyone can enjoy hot wine!
We also enjoyed Christmas dinner course at the restaurant. It was very special moment.
We could enjoy many kinds of foods in Strasbourg Christmas market. Alsatian cute sweets made us feel we were in the fairyland. We could really feel Christmas.  

TomoChouchou's advice for Strasbourg Christmas market

If you want to enjoy Alsatian cuisine more, why not goint to Alsatian restaurants ? You can eat famous Alsatian dish such as Choucroute: sauerkraut (fermented cabbages) & porc boiled with white wine, Tarte Flambée: very thin pizza with fromage blanc, fresh cream, onion & bacon.
You can also drink Gewurztraminer; Alsatian wine, or Kronenbourg; Alsatian beer which is known as 1664 label. Please try some of them!




Other Christmas markets

* Christmas market in Colmar

* Paris - Champs-Élysées Christmas Market

* Paris - La Défense Christmas Market

* Christmas market in Stuttgart in Germany

Christmas market in Strasbourg (2)

Christkindelsmärik

<<Center-ville>>

Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Strasbourg 

(Strasbourg Cathedral)

Illuminations of angels

 

We found Santa Clause in a coach pulled by a horse not a reindeer.

There was a Russian church.

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Christmas market in Strasbourg [Christkindelsmärik]

Christmas market in Strasbourg, Christkindelsmärik, is very big Christmas market. Christmas market is held in the center of the city. Center-ville is around Cathédrale Notre-Dame. This Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Strasbourg (Strasbourg Cathedral) is famous for the largest astronomical clock in the world.

Episode of Strasbourg Christmas market (2)

We went to the center of Strasbourg Christmas market. We found the famous Strasbourg Cathedral. It was very big. Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Strasbourg was simply awesome. The cathedral was open at night during Christmas market period. So we entered inside the cathedral. We could see the largest astronomical clock in the world. It was a little bit crowded inside the cathedral but it was ok.
The Strasbourg Cathedral was lit up at night. It was more beautiful for us.
Around the Cathedral, there were many small wooden houses. There were full of Christmas decorations in Strasbourg during Christmas market period, so just walking around the city of Strasbourg made us enjoy and feel Christmas! We could see many beautiful illuminated decorations everywhere on the street. We found illuminations of angels somewhere on the street. They were very cute. We liked them.
While we were walking, we found Santa Clause in a coach. It was interesting to see such a modern Santa Clause! Santa Clause was not on the sleigh pulled by the reindeer. He was with a horse. Santa Clause was in a coach pulled by the horse. :-)
The year when Tomo&Chouchou went to Strasbourg Christmas market, Russian Christmas was held as a special event. There was a wooden house which sold Russian dolls. There was a Russian church too. It was the church which had cute crystals of snow and warmness of woods. Russian architecture made us feel that we were in Russia!  We heard that there were special events every year. We were satisfied with Russian Christmas event.

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Other Christmas markets

* Christmas market in Colmar

* Paris - Champs-Élysées Christmas Market

* Paris - La Défense Christmas Market

* Christmas market in Stuttgart in Germany

Christmas market in Strasbourg (1)

Christmas market in Strasbourg "Christkindelsmärik".

[Alsatian: Christkindelsmärik]

[French: Marché de Noël de Strasbourg]

the gate of Strasbourg Christmas Market

The Christkindelsmärik's Christmas tree in Place Kléber.

Blue Christmas tree in Strasbourg.

 

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Christmas market in Strasbourg [Christkindelsmärik]

Christmas market in Strasbourg! is one of the famous Christmas markets in Europe. Christmas market in Strasbourg is called "Christkindelsmärik". ”Christkindelsmärik” means Christmas market  ("Marché de Noël" in French) in Alsatian language.
Christkindelsmärik, Christmas market in Strasbourg, has been held since 1570.
It's one of the oldest Christmas markets.
Every Christmas, so many people come to see it.
Strasbourg Christmas tree is traditionally very high. The Christmas market is also large. There are over 300 wooden chalets in the city of Strasbourg.

Episode of Strasbourg Christmas market (1)

Tomo&Chouchou went to Strasbourg Christmas market!. When we arrived at the gate, we saw "Christkindelsmärik" gate. Many people were visiting. Illumination was beautiful. We were so excited already. We found a big tall Christmas tree in Place Kléber. It was astonishing. Illumination of the tree was gorgeous too. Not only this main tall Christmas tree but also blue Christmas tree were found in another place! Christmas tree made with blue lamps was very mystical!

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Other Christmas markets

* Christmas market in Colmar

* Paris - Champs-Élysées Christmas Market

* Paris - La Défense Christmas Market

* Christmas market in Stuttgart in Germany