December 27-Göslar Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market)

Several different people told us that Göslar has a great Christmas Market.  It is just a little over an hour away by train so we went. (Stadt is German for city)

This sign is for the church below.  It says that the church was built or rebuilt in 1200.

A pretty arch outside of the church.  I think it might also be a part of the old city wall.

This is in a department store in Göslar.  It's kind of funny to take a picture of the bathroom doors but I wanted to show the bathroom attendant.  Something very common here is to pay 50 cents to use the bathroom.  This usually means the bathrooms are very clean, who doesn't appreciate that?

A train to ride around the Christmas Market.

This is a forest they set up just for the Christmas Market.

Some pictures from around town.

We stood for a long time watching the animals around the nativity.

Schneeballen are my favorite dessert so far.  They are fried balls of dough with chocolate or coconut or marzipan or nuts or caramel or nutella....on the outside and the inside.  

These stars are a very common Christmas decoration in Germany.  Lots of people have them hanging in a window of their house.

We have eaten lots of bratwurst here.  They are very yummy and usually around 2 Euros which is pretty inexpensive.  It's kind of Germany's fast food.  I will miss them

Definitely not a shortage of treats to choose from.  There are decorated gingerbread cookies and lots of nuts just to mention a few common things.

This booth had lots of chocolate covered fruit.

They are cooking brats.

Luke enjoying hot chocolate.

We were glad to find a place so we could step inside for a bit.  It was a very windy and pretty cold day.

Good-bye Göslar, one of our favorite Christmas Markets.