Savoury Bredele Cinnamon Stars. Photo by Philippe de Rexel/Strasbourg Tourist Office In 1570, guilds and craft producers of Strasbourg held the first Christmas market in France. European Best Destinations, a Brussels based marketing organization, recently awarded ‘Best Christmas Market’ to this traditional, warm, generous and authentic Alsatian event. Following the online polling of 71,622 web […]
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December
19
’twas 48 Hours in Vancouver before Christmas
posted by TravelKorner
by Rod Raycroft You’re arrived in Vancouver. Relax afterall you’re in good company, as nine million visitors a year cannot be wrong. Vancouver the largest city in Western Canada can truly be called world class. Not only did Vancouver host a world exposition 1986 and the Winter Olympics in 2010, Conde Nast Magazine readers selected […]
December
24
Christkindlesmarkts in Germany
posted by TravelKorner
The Weihnachtmarkt in Heidelberg was like walking through a movie set with stalls of crafts, and candies, as well as wursts of many kinds to feed the thousands that attend. The enticing smell of glühwein, more aptly fortified with rum or schnapps, is accompanied with gingerbread to assist patrons soak the alcohol fort hat second […]
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