Annaberg Buchholz Christmas Market

Now I see what all the fuss is about in regards to these Christmas markets down here. Here in A-B, the market is small. There's just one. It is however, absolutely lovely. A lot of local woodwork available, and while the food choices are mainly the same, the prices are much lower. With the snow and slight fog, it was very atmospheric. The pace is less frantic, the people running the stands much more patient with idiot Americans trying to speak German. Either that, or they don't speak much English.

Once the other tourists got back on their busses, and quite a few pulled up alongside the square, it was even nicer.Read more