Christmas markets are Europe's answer to our pasar malam, well of course with a more festive touch to the wares sold and with christmas in the air, everything takes on an added touch of sparkle - at least for me, a huge fan. I have heard so much about these fairs and have secretly wished santa would drop a ticket to germany in my stocking to visit what I've been told as the best christmas markets around and how lucky were we to be in time for a few christmas markets during our trip. We missed those in Rome because they were located too far off.
Duomo, my favourite of the duomos seen throughout Rome, Florence and Milan...perhaps I have heard and read too much about this place that made it extra enchanting. Photographs were strictly not allowed within unless one paid the fee of 2 EUR which allowed one to take as many as you fancied and even offered the best positions for shots.
A cathedral with gothic influence in its architecture and designs, it was somewhat creepy with the bodies of previous popes buried within and one of which in a crystal coffin too.
Right smack outside the Duomo was a Christmas market - how timely!
All the things you can imagine were sold at the market.
Freshly produced olive oil!
Preserved ones?
Herring in jars, perfect for winter.
Chestnuts roasting by the roadside but the hilarity was the Chinese man. Felt like a throwback to China.
Tons of sweets perfumed with liquor. These are available in such huge quantities that I wonder how long it would take to finish selling them.
The sellers who thankfully did not wave my camera away.
Chocolate cake anyone?
More Italian sweets?
My favourite Italian Sweet - canollis!
More of their sweet bakes.
Knives that caught us by surprise that these were sold so readily.
Cured ham for sampling.
And I finally caved into getting a bottle of olive oil at 12 EUR after much haggling and being scoffed at. Kudos to the dude who was jovial enough to entertain us!
I love markets of all sorts and these were more of food market than a knick knack one but that is what christmas is about afterall, a season of eating and giving.
Duomo, my favourite of the duomos seen throughout Rome, Florence and Milan...perhaps I have heard and read too much about this place that made it extra enchanting. Photographs were strictly not allowed within unless one paid the fee of 2 EUR which allowed one to take as many as you fancied and even offered the best positions for shots.
A cathedral with gothic influence in its architecture and designs, it was somewhat creepy with the bodies of previous popes buried within and one of which in a crystal coffin too.
Right smack outside the Duomo was a Christmas market - how timely!
All the things you can imagine were sold at the market.
Freshly produced olive oil!
Preserved ones?
Herring in jars, perfect for winter.
Chestnuts roasting by the roadside but the hilarity was the Chinese man. Felt like a throwback to China.
Tons of sweets perfumed with liquor. These are available in such huge quantities that I wonder how long it would take to finish selling them.
The sellers who thankfully did not wave my camera away.
Chocolate cake anyone?
More Italian sweets?
My favourite Italian Sweet - canollis!
More of their sweet bakes.
Knives that caught us by surprise that these were sold so readily.
Cured ham for sampling.
And I finally caved into getting a bottle of olive oil at 12 EUR after much haggling and being scoffed at. Kudos to the dude who was jovial enough to entertain us!
I love markets of all sorts and these were more of food market than a knick knack one but that is what christmas is about afterall, a season of eating and giving.
machiam roasting gao luck lol lol
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