germa Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens Photo Tips and Travel Guides for Photographers - Photography Locations + Photogenic Experiences Mon, 05 Nov 2018 07:17:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thewanderinglens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-olympus-housing-32x32.jpg germa Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens 32 32 A Guide to German + Austrian Christmas Markets https://www.thewanderinglens.com/christmas-markets-of-the-danube-a-photo-story/ https://www.thewanderinglens.com/christmas-markets-of-the-danube-a-photo-story/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2015 08:00:35 +0000 http://www.thewanderinglens.com/?p=3372 From Nuremberg to Vienna – Your Guide to Some of Europe’s Best Christmas Markets As an Aussie, Christmas has always been about a day by the beach and a barbeque in the hot sun. Santa arrives on a surf board, speed boat or jetski and the possibility of snow is about the furthest thing from our minds. This year though I’m in Europe wearing the biggest coat I own paired with the thickest scarf I’ve ever seen. It’s basically a blanket I wrap around my neck. It doesn’t really feel like a typical December but Christmas still seems to be all around me in a different way. And I’m loving it. Christmas in Europe has that special feeling where suddenly all the carols make sense. The words to ‘Winter Wonderland’ are a daily ritual and jingle bells seems to have a little more jingle to its beat. Real Christmas trees are sold in florists, mulled wine is rolled out in the barrel load and an early sunset each day means more time spent walking under twinkling lights in the evening. From late November, Christmas markets become the hub of jolly spirit and festivity in towns and cities throughout the continent....

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