The "Christmas Market" on top of the Petzen was well planned with one exception.
The many strings of lights, looking like a canopy had been strung.
All the stands, selling knick-knacks were in place, the "Glühwein" was ready to warm up the visitors inside and out, the "Chestnuts were roasting on an open fire", The band was ready to play Christmas Carols and other pop-songs, :
Except for one glaring oversight:
Nobody had made arrangements for the wind storm to stay away.
And so it came. With full force, so that the cable cars could not be put in operation.
No cable cars, no visitors
No visitors, no sales of knick-knacks, Glühwein or anything else.
No sales, no Christmas market.
So it was postponed to Saturday, the 20th December.
Between 1,500 and 2000 visitors braved the chill in the air.
The music sounded, the Glühwein flowed, knick-knacks were sold.
A good time was had by all.
The Band plays "Old Standard Christmas Songs"
like "Oh Tannenbaum" and "Silent Night"
Many in the crowd sing along.
Inspite of the heating lamps overhead,
playing the guitar in this cold
is an act of bravery.
(*)
from
brightly dec
orated huts they
sell "hot doddies",
Glühwein and other
heart warming liquids.
Wrapping my hands around
the hot cup until myfingers were
flexible again, enabled me to use my camera.
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isn't this a nice Christmas tree ?
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