Regensburg Weinachtsmarkt

It was our last full weekend in Germany before flying home for the holidays. This could only mean one thing:
Weinachtsmarkt Road Trip!!!!

Saturday found us in Regensburg, a fun little Medieval town, 1 hour north of Munich. We'd been here before, but not at Christmastime. We found the usual Weinachtsmarkt stuff, but were pleasantly surprised at their palace's Weinachtsmarkt.


Here I am in my cute new hat with a poof (EVERYBODY'S wearing them. See the lady behind me???) sipping, well, you know!

Several of Regensburg's squares hosted little stands of food, beverage, and items for sale.

One square had a mini, merry-go-round build entirely of wood. Note that the worker even spun it manually with bike pedals below her in the booth! If only William had a been a bit older . . .

The town square's advent calendar in a building's windows.

We had heard the Regensburg palace hosted their own Weinachtsmarkt. While we weren't keen on paying 5 Euro each for our entrance, the atmosphere and quality of items in the booths was well worth it. This was by far one of the more memorable Weinachtsmarkts we'd attended this year. The market was a fairly good size, inside the palace courtyard and around its grounds, plus the setting was, well, regal.

A live metal worker in the courtyard

My boys in front of the huge Christmas tree

A heartfelt lighting display

Looking back towards the entrance

Father Christmas! I know him! I KNOW him!

Overall:
Regensburg Weinachtsmarkt: In town, fun and the usual.
In the palace on the hill, FABULOUS! Don't miss it!