I wanted to do something a little
different this holiday.
I'd seen a vlog on a Christkindlmarkt
in Chicago, and decided I wanted to try
and find one in my local area.
For those of you who are unfamiliar,
a Christkindlmarkt is generally a street
market associated with the four weeks of Advent.
They originally started in Germany
during the middle ages.
Christkindl translates to "Christ child".
These markets are generally held outside
in open-air stalls, and sell a variety of
goods including food, drink, and seasonal goods.
After doing a little research, and watching a vlog,
I got busy researching and actually found one in
the Sacramento area. Talk about excited!
Lexx volunteered to go check it out with me.
So we headed down after the BBBS shopping event.
I would say we arrived around 1PM,
and I could hardly could hardly contain myself.
We had to park a couple blocks away, so when we
turned the corner where the market was taking place,
I was a little surprised it was housed inside a building.
No big deal, I was sure there was plenty to do inside.
The entrance was decorated beautifully,
and there was a Santa looking character
greeting all attendees.
Lexx and I heard music in the background,
and as we entered the main room...
WHOMP, WHOMP...
it looked like a normal little local
Christmas Fair that we have in our neighborhood.
There was singing and performances.
There was some German food,
but everything else just looked like your good old
Christmas fair. I didn't bother taking any pictures
because frankly, it wasn't that exciting.
One good thing we did end up getting
that I had never had before were
sugar and cinnamon almonds.
Mercy, they were delicious!
So overall, it was a flop,
but maybe only because I had a
preconceived notion of what it was
supposed to look and be like.
Just so you have an idea of why I
was disappointed, here is a link to the
market in Chicago.
http://www.christkindlmarket.com/
And here is a picture of part of it below.
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