We took advantage of a pretty November day to go north up
I-75 to the Colerain area of North Cincinnati for the Christkindlmarkt. This reminded us of the Christmas markets in Germany. These festivals called Weihnachtsmarkt in much of Germany and Christkindlmarkt in Bavaria and Austria, become very busy in the evening. The food, craft and Gluwein stands fill the air with fragrant aromas. We met up with Emily & Ian around 9 am
and met up Sarah and Peter at their home.
Peter had been complaining of an earache but his doctor said that he has
pneumonia and gave him a prescription for Amoxicillin. While he takes the course of antibiotic he
was free to do anything he wants.
The Christmas market, sponsored by the Germania Society of Cincinnati, was held
at the Germania Park. Heated tents were set up for events and meals
since the weather this time of year is very unpredictable. Just two days ago the weather was cold, snowy
and windy. Today was in the mid-40s and
beautiful. There were pens with a
variety of animals set up for the children to pet. Peter liked petting the sheep, goat and
donkey.
We walked through the craft tent where vendors were selling
nutcracker figures, beer mugs, gluwein and carvings among other things. In the food tent, we had wurst, schnitzel,
potato pancakes and sauerkraut balls.
Peter ate part of his hot dog and a cup of applesauce.
After lunch we walked through another tent of vendors and
bought pretzels to snack on as we walked.
The last tent we visited had Schwarzwälder
Kirschtorte, strudel, cream puffs and other pastries. The group bought several choices to share as
we sat out in the sun but near the steel drums with hardwood fires. We walked around a little more then headed
for home.
Sarah and Peter had driven separately so they headed for
their house and Mary, Ian, Emily and I drove back to Georgetown.
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