Christmas Market in Dortmund, Germany (2008)

Christmas is much more than a festival… one realizes this moment he enters Dortmund. Few minutes walk from central station takes you to famous Christmas market of Dortmund which can be claimed as one of biggest Christmas markets in Germany.

(on way to Christmas market)
It reveals some of the oldest memories from history like centuries old coin minting press or honey-wax work with varieties of honey and wax products or over 100 years old music show performed at this Christmas market. For a change in Dortmund one sees lot of people… and when I say “lot”, I do mean it.

(toy rides for children)

(110yr of Christmas market)

(Handicraft stall)

With more than 300 stalls, places to eat, to drink to do shopping are all around. Famous “Liebkuchen” (cakes with heart shape) are seen every where. Potato varieties (Kartoffel Produkte), Glühwein, Bier, Pommes freies, Mendeln, Süßwaren etc are just few of things to eat and drink. Folk music is all around which together with handicraft articles, wood cravings, Christmas decorations, lights and people make a wonderful atmosphere and of course one of most memorable visit.

(Typical eating shop)

Dortmund Christmas market is incomplete if I don’t mention about Christmas tree of it. This is supposed to be world’s biggest Christmas tree of Christmas market. 45 meter tall, 14 m x 14 m wide and with more than 40,000 lights, this gigantic tree is the main attraction of Dortmund Christmas market.


(some of blinks of Christmas tree)
Gigantic Christmas tree at market

Official web link for Christmas market of Dortmund:
http://www.weihnachtsmarkt-dortmund.de/

-Hemant Nagda

Dortmund, Germany (2008)