The Christkindlmarket is a German Christmas market in downtown Chicago. It has good authentic German food (including chocolates) and all kinds of shops featuring European goodies-everything from unique hand made ornaments to clothing to jewelry to wooden handcrafts and more. It is a touch of Europe in Chicago. Eric and I have gone to the "Christmas market" (as we refer to it) every year since we were dating (with the exception of last year), and I guess it has become a Christmas tradition for us. Eric has always enjoyed traveling, and I think this reminds him of his time over in Europe (and I have also been to Germany), so we brave the crowds and cold weather to get a little taste of Germany. The first thing we do is get our favorite food which, for me, is German potato cakes with sour cream and, for Eric, is a sauerkraut bratwurst (I just have to insert a "yuck!" here). We also like to get hot apple cider (we need it to keep warm!), and we try to get some warms nuts or some chocolates.
This tradition became slightly more complicated after we had Judah, since braving the crowds is slightly more difficult with a stroller, and this year the double stroller proved even more challenging to navigate in the market. However, we are proud to say that we did it, much to the chagrin and annoyance of those around us I am sure. :) Anyway, Judah did enjoy seeing the sights this year since he is a bit older than he was the last time we took him. We also had time to walk around Macy's afterwards, which he liked.
For me...(these are so good)
and for Eric
This was Judah at the market two years ago
Until next year, Christkindlemarket!
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