Weinachtsmarkt

Weinachtsmarkt.....Kerstmarkt.....or X-mas market. A German/Austrian phenomenon that takes place a few weeks before Christmas.

And ofcourse the city of Antwerp hopped onto the bandwagon of this jolly trend. Saves us the trouble of going all the way to Germany. Despite the gloom of worldwide recession business at these X-mas markets is still brisk and thriving. Nothing beats the wintercold with a warm glühwein, hot chocolate and tons of hot snacks, many happy merrygoers and accompanied by X-mas music blaring from speakers all over the place.

Is this the real spirit of X-mas nowadays? Ofcourse it is, just look at all those happy faces around.......Merry X-mas everyone!!!