As much as I love the holiday season, I could not wait to celebrate the holidays in Europe. We have heard from a ton of Europeans about how great the Christams market are here so we were eager to check them out. We had the chance to check out two different markets in Warsaw. The first one is right by our house near the Palace of Science and Culture. This was a small but fun market and we even got to bring Charlie with us. I wasn't sure how interested Tom would be in the markets but when he got word that there were booths of Polish delicacies he was sold.
This weekend we headed to the main Christmas market in the Old Town Square. This weekend was also the lighting of the large Christmas Tree in the Old Town so we got to see it all! It was really fun to take part in this event and to celebrate the holiday season. We wandered through the market sipping our hot beer and mulled wine, a given at European Christmas markets and totally delicious! There were quite a large number of vendors. The food booths included: polish sausages, hot beer and wine, gingerbread cookies (a Polish Christmas specialty) and more. And, there were plenty of wonderful handmade gift items for sale; like Polish Pottery, ornaments, fur and shearling hats and slippers, and amber jewelry. We had a great time and enjoyed celebrating a bit of Christmas in Warsaw!
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| Tom and Charlie at the Grill booth...surprise surprise? |
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| One Happy dog... |
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| And one happy Tom! |
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| The road leading into Old Town |
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| Our favorite treat....Smoked Highlanders Cheese with cranberries |
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| Enjoying the market with friends |
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| Chimney Cake - a tradition that started in Transylvania |
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| Polish Pottery |
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| The lighting of the Christmas Tree |
