This evening we were up for another Christmas Market, this time in our own town, Bad Homburg. We decided to take the bus (free to the Christmas Market) and spend the evening exploring there.
We got off the bus at Luisenstrasse, the walking promenade that leads to the castle and the Christmas Market area. The whole distance was festive with a few market stalls along the way. At Christmas time in Germany, the shop windows are decorated and beautiful. There are stars and lights in windows. Everything feels festive.
At one of the plazas, we found the life-sized Nativity. My favorite part was the ox looking through the window in the manger.
We circled back to see the 2 big churches lit up at night at the end of our evening.
A pharmacy dating back to 1684.
To me, every single light at Christmas time represents the Light of Christ. I love them all so much.
Much of the Christmas Market was set up outside the castle, in different plaza areas. Now we are entering the castle complex.
Other missionaries told us about some beautiful wood Nativities made by a wood cutter, right here in the market. We were able to find his shop and the little telephone booth where he worked. We enjoyed looking at his work.
We bought a few small pine trees to add to our Nativity collections.
A fun wandering musician:
This was a fun little train for the kiddies.
I was surprised to see these African snail shells all the way here in Bad Homburg! These were a delicacy in Abidjan!
Cheese Spaetzle (glorified mac & cheese)!
These little ladies made me smile. They were made in Paris. There’s one missing. It came home with me.
Running into friends –the Wolfert family–and enjoying some Christmas street music!
Gloves, caps and scarves are very popular in the shops here. It’s cold!!
Beautiful pottery:
After seeing all we could in the Christmas Market, we walked back to the bus stop another way so we could see the beautiful churches.
What a great evening! It’s good to be here.
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