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Christmas Market Strasbourg

Newest Review: ... all the wine buying, we left Marlenheim on our way to Strasbourg. Just to give you an idea though, this entire area really looks a perfect combination of France and Germany. It's not only the architecture, but the food, the people, the language and tons of other little nuances that are this funky Frenchie-Deutch mix. Entering Strasbourg is well, lovely. I guess that's the perfect term that works here. It's much larger than expected and has a more "prosperous" feel to it than what you'd think. There is a "circle" that surrounds the city center. This circle is a very posh looking park, with a Tram around it, and beautifu... more

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Christmas Market Strasbourg: Fill Your Senses, Body, and Soul with the Strasbourg Christm ... (1273 words)
by - written on 04/02/09 (Very useful, 167 readings)
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Although Christmas is a distant memory now (and some of us are still paying for it on our credit cards=), the greatest Christmas memory I have from 2008 is, The Strasbourg Christmas Market. My parents live in a little village called Les Mesnuls in the "Ils De France" region of France, I know, i'm jealous too. This region is considered sort of the "Suburbian" area of Paris. After much debate as to where to vacation in France over Christmas, we had all agreed on Strasbourg. Mainly because it had cheap hotels, was in the wine plenty Alsace region, and really close to the black forest. Thus, our journey began towards the half German half ... Read the complete review

A CHRISTMAS MARKET WITH GERMAN KRAUT AND FRENCH CREPES (222 words)
by - written on 15/12/08 (Useful, 44 readings)
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If you ever get a chance to see the Christmas Market in Strasbourg go there. It is situated in the pedestrian area around the cathedral and one of the biggest Christmas Markets in France. With the Alsatian routes being partly German it is dominated by the wonderful Christmas ornaments and wood carvings that are typical for the German Christmas Markets. And obviously for the German food which comprises the most famous German sausages. In Strasbourg though there is a few very fine distinctions and specialities: One is the love for "Sauerkraut". Cabbage is the attraction in the Alsace and famous for its variations. On the Strasbourg ... Read the complete review