Comments on: Munich’s Christmas Markets: romantic Haidhausen

By: Jul

Jul — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:30:49 +0000

Zan – there’s always next year…

By: zandria

zandria — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 03:24:10 +0000

I want to go there! So pretty.

By: Jul

Jul — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:21:21 +0000

Tex – hope you had a blast! And at least one flaming beverage…

By: wanderingtex

wanderingtex — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:03:38 +0000

yeah, i am so glad you’re doing these posts. for reals. i’m gonna drag some friends around the city tomorrow trying the best ones out! thanks for all the info!!

By: Jul

Jul — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:46:02 +0000

Don’t think I’ve seen any caribous here! Sounds like something that could be lurking around under a different name, though. The same drink often has a different name when you go from one stand to the next here… of course when asked, the vendor always claims his is different and better.

By: Mark Reynolds

Mark Reynolds — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:51:13 +0000

I must salute your dedication: given the quantities of Christmas booze you’re sampling on our behalf, it must take some effort to compose a coherent blog post afterwards.
Here’s one you won’t find in Munich: there was a merchant from Quebec here in Strasbourg selling something he claimed was a French-Canadian specialty, formulated for northern winters, called Caribou. I’d never tried it before – it was basically gluwein/vin chaud mixed with brandy. Warmed me right up, though I wouldn’t recommend it unless you were near insensate with hypothermia.