After a full day of sightseeing, it was fun and relaxing (although we were tired and hungry) to wander through three more Christmas Markets and decide on something good to eat. We are LOVING Salzburg!
Here’s what we found:
A few of these little ornaments are going home with us!
Next to the Dom Market.
Next to the Residenz Market. Something magical happened while we were in this market–music started floating over us from three different church bell towers. There were brass musicians playing Christmas carols, one after the next, from the church towers. We learned it’s called “Trumblasen” (tower blowing).
The musicians up in the towers of the churches took turns playing. One group would play for awhile, then another group in another tower played. We all stood below watching and listening and enjoying the music. It really was enchanting. There were lights on the musicians so you could see them. It was like listening to the hosts of heaven!
As we approach the New Year, Glücksbringer (luck bringers, or good luck charms) are out for sale. Pigs are a symbols of good luck here.
For dinner we chose Bauernkrapfen–first with ham & cheese, and Potato Soup, then sweet ones with Zimt (cinnamon) & Nutella. These were like the Langos scones in Germany–a big warm scone topped with goodness.
Seemed that one of the more popular versions was a scone topped with Sauerkraut. In the pic above you can see huge tins of sauerkraut.
The Christkind welcoming people to the market.
And in the middle of all this festivity, the sight of Stolpersteine immediately jerked us back to harsher times, tragedy and sadness.
But displays in the shops around us of the Holy Family remind us that all will be made right. Jesus died for each of us and He LIVES now! What was lost will be made whole again.
Our Frankfurt Germany Mission 