Sunday, December 13, 2009

christkindl market, kitchener ontario 1

YAY !  i made it this year !  last year, the weather was so bad all the time, it was discouraging to try to go anywhere!  it was crisp and cold this year, but the roads were clean and dry
this is a quote from the website
"Willkommen! Welcome! We invite you to the sights, sounds and tastes of Christmas. Visit Canada's original Christkindl Market and relive a centuries-old tradition. Our festival of German Christmas is a 4-day festival, with over 70 vendors and free entertainment. " http://www.christkindl.ca/ 


these are miniature donkeys from a local farm

 
above:  choir performance



my pooch companions for the day, pooch bb and pooch german girl m ( she is from bavaria, living here right now and was excited to see things that reminded her of home)

that was all outside.  the vendors are inside the city hall



 
mmm food



 
mmm sparkly



german stars



 
this was a nice little touch of poochiness.  these are small charms.  the ones i liked are the ones with album covers ...very cool.  im going to email them and see if they have a david bowie one they can send me!!



this guy had a monkey puppet on his hand and the machine was sort of like carnival music !



 
well, thats it for today !
it was such a fun day... and i have more pictures for part 2.  coming soon.

~pooch morning glory


9 comments:

  1. Hi Pooch
    Looks like the sort of fun to put you in the Christmas spirit. I find I'm looking for German Christmas themes this year around blogland. Feels more traditional. Still trying to kick start my Christmas spirit.. maybe at the end of the week.

    Glad you made it to the markets and look forward to the next edition. OH and glad you liked the map... Have fun xx Julie

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  2. wah! the spirit of christmas....eventhough m not celebrating it, I love the feeling of snow and christmas...

    Merry Advance Christmas laura ;)

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  3. What lovely wholesome Christmas cheer. I'd hang out there all day sipping increasing quantities of mulled wine.

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  4. Good to see you enjoing the X'mas. Have a good time.

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  5. What a fun place to be at this time of year!!! LOve the sparklies...the german flowers...mmm and especially the cheeses!!!
    Like your Shelfar case too...I have read all those...all very good reads. We must have good tast ha ha♥x

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  6. It looks FANTASTIC
    I wish I could walk there around :-)

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  7. Lovely photos! I especially like the mini-donkey! So cute! :-)

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  9. A very special Christmas celebration, I would love to go to this, it all looks so different.

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