Chriskndlmarkt

I had so wanted to see a Christmas Market when I was in Europe last month but unfortunately, the dates when these markets would open did not match the dates I was there. Fortunately, SM MOA created an event like this so Mons and I decided to go. It was held in its ice skating rink (probably to give a semblance of cold, therefore winter), which was matted up so people can walk around and only a part of the rink was dedicated to ice skating.

It was not really what I was expecting because it was too organized for me with rows and rows of stall. It was advertised that there would be lots of European products (hoping to buy lots of Gouda and German beer) but it was not so. There were shops for bakeshops that is common in the country, a telecommunication company, travel agencies and shops offering "European" products but were mostly from Australia and New Zealand. It was pretty disappointing but tasting a Gluwein, made by Germans themselves, made up for it -- a bit. And the German beer barrel that I bought for my dad and the German sausages and the mini-plaza/square where there was singing and story-telling (but there was one storyteller that lacks entertainment factor that most kids left and played around instead). Yet there was no Gouda in sight and I didn't notice any hot chocolate stall. There was a windmill though.

The setup though looks good in picture:

 
written 2013.02.19, 0826hrs