Thursday, December 8, 2011

Day 261: Weinachtsmarkt

Last year Maria went to the German Christmas market and enjoyed it, so I decided to go with her this year. Once inside, we avoided the nauseating smell of the melted cheese and wandered round the stalls, admiring all manner of intricate traditional German Christmas ornaments and gifts. In the centre was a small bandstand with a choir and band, loudly belting out a variety of seasonal songs. The PA system had some bad resonances and quite a few of the stallholders were less then impressed at being located so close. As the evening drew to a close, the choir and musicians moved on to the carousel, and spent a few minutes playing and singing while the carousel turned. One trumpeter sat high on his trusty steed while two trombone players took a bench seat, for all the world looking like a pair of musical book-ends. Time to get a long-exposure photo :-)

Musical merry-go-round
Christmas Market, 8 Dec 2011

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