I’m beginning to wonder if it really is going to be possible to visit all of Munich’s Christmas markets. I mean, there’s only so much hot spiced booze one can drink, oder? At any rate, I definitely want to make it back to the small market at Rindermarkt again. Technically it’s called the Kripperlmarkt am Rindermarkt, which means it specializes in nativity scene bits, but that’s not why I liked it so much. In fact, I hardly noticed that part.
The main appeal is the feuerzangebowle, which is served up in adorable clay cups. For Christmas market purposes, feuerzangenbowle is a lot like glühwein, except less sweet. Yum. What’s also lovely about this little patch of markt is the giant weihnachtspyramide (literally “Christmas pyramid”, one of those thingies that spin around when you light candles under its sideways windmill).
And as a little gimmick, the weihnachtspyramide place sells currywurst that is sooooooo spicy… that one must be at least 18 years old to purchase it. As if Germans somehow magically produced tolerance for spice when reaching this age. Pbbbbth.
* Yes, I realize how silly the concept of “triangular square” sounds. Tell English to get a better word for Platz.
I wish we had Christmas markets like that in the US.
By the way – you have my blog (Driftingfocus in Korea) on your blogroll, and I wanted to let you know that while that blog is not going away, I have combined my personal and Korea blogs into one, that perhaps gives a better picture of my life. If you want to change the link, the new link is: http://www.driftingfocus.com/blogs/
Thanks for the heads up, Kelsey. Will check it out.