Shopping at the Christmas Market in Erfurt

Yesterday was a fun day shopping at the Erfurter Weihnachtsmarkt or Christmas Market. A lady I work with at the thrift shop invited me to go along with her and some other ladies from her battalion. There were six of us and Sylvia's aunt met us there also. Sylvia is German, so it made the trip a learning experience also. She guided us around town and explained things to us that we would never have known otherwise without her.
Here I am with my first cup of Glühwein. Glühwein is a hot, spiced wine.



This is where we got the Glühwein. Sylvia knew the people running this food establishment and got us all a free cup of Glühwein and potato pancakes, which were also really good.

This is known as a pyramid, I can't remember the german name for it. I also bought a small one for myself. That's Sylvia and I in the picture.


We got to the market early so it wasn't very crowded, but by the time we left, people were everywhere.

Here's a closer picture of me and Sylvia. Thank you so much Sylvia for inviting me along. I had so much fun and am looking forward to another day trip with you.

This was a very nice manger.