Each year a local child is selected to serve as the Christ Child market ambassador. This child opens the market in late November and makes appearances throughout, as well as in many other Christmas markets. (We didn’t happen to see here though……sigh.)
Children also spin this ring (hard to see the ring, I know, but trust me it’s there) in the market gate for good luck each year. It is said that if a person spins the gold ring three times, good luck will follow. (Parents must be too pessimistic by now to believe this, as we only saw small children and teens partaking in this "lucky charm" ritual.)
This larger than life wooden pyramid (a German tradition) also graces the streets, along with these festive horse carriages.
We decided that we finally must try the 1/2 meter wiener, as it was frequently promoted and anticipated throughout all the markets. (I know, try to avoid all the jokes you can think of right now.) Here are a couple shots of us both sampling this German favorite.
Another element specific to Nuremburg are its “plum people” that consist of small figurines constructed of figs, nuts and prunes with painted faces. The makers of the “zwetschgenmoh” or prune man have hundreds for sale, but also compete for the coveted “Gold Plum Person” prize. A sampling of these plum people are below.
The Church of our Lady (or Frauenkirche) is a centerpiece of the festivities and entertainment offerings.
Our next visit was to the toy museum, or Spielzeugmuseum. There was a nice display of trains, dolls, doll houses, Legos (oh, those were so cool), teddy bears, miniatures from the 1800’s and more. There was also this amazing carousel toy with flying zeppelins and animals from about 1910 that Chad loved. It was handmade. Sadly they won’t let you take photos inside the museum, but the museum did provide these photos online that I could share with you.
On our way back to the train we happened to pass our first AVEDA salon we have seen in Deutschland (our German word of the day – Germany). We thought this was fun to see all the same advertisements in German. Props go out to my friend Cindy who is the owner of Salon Orange Moon, and my AVEDA salon back home. Hi Cindy!
Here's a shot of our final street scene leaving town and now we are heading on to Salzburg to meet our friend Charity! More to come tomorrow.
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