Wednesday, December 5th

The hotel’s internet was out this morning.  They were working on it, and she told me it was ready as we were going to the train station.   So, yesterday’s post and this one will be done tonight, hopefully if I am still awake after our return.  We had a terrific breakfast and will take the 11:50 am train to Nuremberg.   The train ride is an hour and our tickets say we will leave Nuremberg to return to Munich at 8:27.  Nuremberg has Germany’s largest and most popular Christkindlmarkt, so we are expecting it be crowded. 

AND…..Nuremberg was fantastic!!  We were able to see the Christkindl give gifts to the children and we got to take her picture and adults got a postcard!!   The market was too wonderful to describe and it is late at night and we must get up early to catch the train to Salzburg.

We did watch a blind children’s choral group sing carols at the markt, and they were magnificent and I should mention, it started snowing during their performance. 

The whole Christmas markt experience is magical and the decorations are wonderful.  I hope to post some pictures either now, or perhaps on Friday….but Jim’s video will be the best description of the markts. 

Tomorrow, Salzburg, Austria and Oberndorf where Silent Night was sung the first time!!