'Tis that Season Again
Wow, I am amazed that the shelves are already filling up with Christmas stuff. It's not even Halloween, which just in the last couple of years, has gained popularity in Germany. Don't the cookies and marzipan dry out if they sit around for that long?
The mad rush starts even sooner than in the US! Just to get everyone in the mood and plan for their favorite German Christmas market, here is an awesome site with 360degree panoramic pictures of markets around Germany. To plan on where to go, check out this interactive map from the German tourist office.
I asked my local post office about sending parcels to the US and I was advised to get them out by the end of November or first week of December. Here is the Deutsche Post site (in English) but with a German postage calculator. Our postal office also carries cute Christmas-themed boxes.
Countdown to Xmas. Visit in November and practice writing your wish list to Santa in German. In December, they have a virtual advent calendar.
And if the shopping gets you all tuckered out, sit down and relax for a little Glühwein (mulled wine) and Lebkuchen (ginger bread cookies). Brigitte online claims that one of the best Lebkuchen brands available in stores is called Leysieffer.
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