Holy Cow...That Was So Cool

This morning Addy and I got up early to go down to the Buergeramt and get her residence permit squared away so that she doesn't get deported.  We left around 9:30sih and headed down, enjoying the fresh snow that had fallen the night before and covered everything in 2cm of white powder.

Upon finally completing our task, which took less than 10 minutes, we emerged back into Schmiedtorstraße..........and the snow was falling again.  Huge flakes that were coming down hard.  It was beautiful.  We decided to walk through the Altstadt and catch the bus at Lustnauer Tor instead of Stadtgraben again.  As we walked along those cobbled streets, lined with colorful, snow-covered houses that sagged happily under the weight of many years, we finally emerged unto the Marktplatz.

The morning market was up.

The Rathaus stood watch over a busy marketplace filled with beeswax candles, wreaths, decorations, fresh fruits & vegetables, bread & pastries, and Christmas trees ready to be taken home and decorated.  Everywhere sellers haggled with buyers and some buyers, victorious in their bargaining, were now marching home proudly carrying their wreaths, already covered in snowflakes that stuck to their hair, eyelashes, and noses.  A vendor selling Glühwein was filling the market with the sweet and sour aroma of hot red wine with cinnamon spices.

The snowflakes clinging to the edge of my scarf were chilling my chin and my coat was quickly changing from brown to white as the flakes piled up, but I didn't care.  I just smiled.

I think I am going to like Christmas in Germany.