A week ago Theo and I decided to have a little Christmas rehearsal, so we took Erik to see the beautiful Bolzano's Christmas Markets. All ingredients we wished for were there: bright [cold] sunny day, wonderful fairy lights, excellent apple strudel, mulled wine, brezen bread, hot chocolate, unexpected harp concert, and high quality mum-child-dad time.
It was really fun and it surely provided happy memories to cherish when on actual Christmas day this year -due to unfriendly work schedules- the 3 of us won't celebrate together. Mission accomplished I would say.
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I would definitely agree:) Why my parents never took me to places like this one???!! Oh, because there were no place like this one in our post-communist country:)))) I love the photos, Stefania. The blurry star is my favourite. The place looks enviable (my vocabulary is clearly influenced by estate agents haha!).
ReplyDelete:-) my parents did not take me either, I discovered northern europe Christmas much later and I like it the best. Bolzano is north enough to offer that atmosohere much more than where I live. How was Christmas atmosphere in post comunism? I guess now is different though, maybe back to own traditions and cut,ure right? I hope so.
DeleteGlad you liked the pictures and the blurred star, I am crazy about blurred lights. I also enjoyed a lot the estate-agents-language you know? Thanks
Well, maybe it's also good, to have something to discover as a grown-up, too:) Christmas back then was simpler. There wasn't much available and the country was slowly catching up with things (aka the West). My experience was also a bit different, my parents were business owners during and after that era so they had skills and money to be able to splash out during the Christmas season. Yet, there were no Christmas markets, the season was quiet, at home, with empty streets early in the evening. But there was snow so sledges were a must, no matter how busy my parents were:) It's different now, of course more commercial. For most immigrants I know, it's still "the most wonderful time of the year" though. And Christmas markets start appearing in bigger cities, too!:)
ReplyDeleteInteresting. I imagine it all white in snow that is for sure :-) thinking better about it, christmas markets must be pretty recent anyway, connected to the commercial idea of presents and decorations? Who knows?
DeleteWhen I was a child Santa was not a big thing either here in Italy, children though to get presents from an old lady flying on a broom stick. A little weard, right?
What a fantastic idea with the lady! In Poland, 6th December means St Nicholas day and then , under the Christmas tree, it's called "a little star". Not sure who brings gifts for the little star occasion but it isn't a lady on a broomstick, that's for sure:)
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