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24. Caught Santa Claus!

Posted on 24/12/2012

This night I finally caught Santa Claus at my parents`house when he was sneaking in! Hohoho… Merry Christmas to everyone! Heute Nacht habe ich endlich den Weihnachtsmann erwischt, als er sich ins Haus meiner Eltern schlich. Frohe Weihnachten, wo immer … Continue reading →

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23. The original “Adventskranz”

Posted on 23/12/2012

Nearly all Advent wreaths have four candles. But there are some like this one in the Mühlenkirche in Braunschweig with up to 24 candles. This is the traditional design of the Advent wreath, invented by  Johann Hinrich Wichern in 1839. The … Continue reading →

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22. Kein Christkind

Posted on 23/12/2012

This is not an angel – she is supposed to look like “Christkind”! Since in Southern Germany not Santa Claus would deliver presents, but the “Christkind“. And to make things even more complicated, this very woman had a completely different … Continue reading →

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21. Snow cycling

Posted on 21/12/2012

A bit of snow doesn’t keep us (and thousands of other people in Braunschweig) from cycling. It’s still hard to find a free bike rack in the city. Parking problems à l’allemand, a very German problem. Nearly no bike racks … Continue reading →

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20. Five years ago

Posted on 20/12/2012

This picture was taken exactly five years ago – the view from the balcony of our flat in Cologne. Nine months later we moved to Australia. The two pointed spires in the background (somewhat vague in winter mist) belong to … Continue reading →

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19. Cold chairs

Posted on 20/12/2012

Even in winter, quite a lot of restaurants offer outdoor seating in Germany. Not very popular in this case, but normally you can find at least some shivering smokers who were banned from bars and restaurants in 2007. Sometimes blankets … Continue reading →

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18. Magnified angel

Posted on 19/12/2012

Another “magnificent” Christmas decoration: an angel in a magnifying glass. Seen nearby in Braunschweig in a shop for reading and hearing aids. Noch eine interessante Schaufensterdekoration zu Weihnachten in Braunschweig: ein Engel im Vergrößerungsglas.

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17. Berlin X-mas market II

Posted on 18/12/2012

Berlin can be romantic, too. Another Christmas market – on the Gendarmenmarkt in Mitte.

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16. Berlin X-mas market

Posted on 17/12/2012

Not every German Christmas market can be romantic and medieval style… Nicht jeder deutsche Weihnachtsmarkt ist romantisch und mittelalterlich. Breitscheidplatz, im Berliner Westen.

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15. No window…

Posted on 15/12/2012

Cold, not cool to get new windows in December… But it was an early Christmas present: The old ones were not tight and on windy days there was a howling sound like in a bad movie. “Frohe Weihnachten” on the … Continue reading →

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