Posted in Commentary on December 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I arrived a day early to acclimate, and adjust to the time zone difference. I resisted the lure of my hotel bed and took the tram to the most famous of Vienna’s many Christkindlmarkte, the one at the town hall called Christkindlmarkt am Rathausplatz. These so-called “Christ-child Markets” have a long history in Austria, dating [...]
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Vienna and the Christkindlmarkt: Finding the Unexpected?
Posted in Commentary on December 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I arrived a day early to acclimate, and adjust to the time zone difference. I resisted the lure of my hotel bed and took the tram to the most famous of Vienna’s many Christkindlmarkte, the one at the town hall called Christkindlmarkt am Rathausplatz. These so-called “Christ-child Markets” have a long history in Austria, dating [...]
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