Gendarmenmarkt Square Christmas Market
I took a trip to Berlin during Thanksgiving and wanted to share the photos from the markets I visited. During this time, there are Christmas Markets all over the city where you can sample many kinds of local foods and drinks. There are also stands where you can buy crafts and handmade goods. The markets vary quite a bit. In some, you can sit down to a nice dinner, while others are more for grabbing little snacks. These markets have been running for centuries and you can kind of recognize the tradition in it all when you are walking through them. Some of the newer, touristy markets have rides and attractions – one had a gigantic lit up ferris wheel that I saw from afar – yikes!
These photos are from a Christmas Market near Bebelplatz. It was smaller and more casual than the Gendarmenmarkt Square one:
Me and my friend Ally took a liking to the chocolate covered bananas. This is a picture after I attacked one!
There are also several Turkish markets in Berlin. xgeneve.ch. The largest Turkish Market in the city is in the neighborhood of Kreuzberg, where many Turkish families live. It’s an outdoor market right on a canal called Landwehrkanal. This part of town has a really nice mix of people too and a lot of cool shops and cafes. At the market, you can find traditional Turkish foods, fresh produce, dried fruits and vegetables and also stalls with clothes, toys and other random things. It was neat for me to visit this market because I recognized many of the foods from my trip to Istanbul. I got to have one of my favorite Turkish foods again which was exciting – otlu peynirli (Turkish quesadilla with kasari cheese and spinach):
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