Bruges
The prettiest city of all had a colorful display of lights and a pretty skating rink. This was included by overpriced food and not enough Christmas music. I enjoyed it here.
Kosice
Kosice really brought out the big guns with great food, punc, nice decor and lively conversation (the Slovak and I met some Canadians here and discussed life away from home and the Kosice-Nitra Hockey game.) On top of it all I had my first taste of Langos here. Good times.
Koln
With German efficiency and understated gothic beauty, this Christmas Market hit the spot on a 5 hour stopover before flying to Slovakia. Oh, and I had a bratwurst and a pretzel.
Bratislava
Slovakia's main Christmas Market and the best in my opinion. It's filled with locals, punc, Christmas music and Christmas cheer. Also we got to share a drink here with our friend the "Swedish Philosophy Professor." Quite an enjoyable afternoon. (Note - night pictures are from 2005 visit)
Today's jonathanism: A good Christmas market makes a cold afternoon/evening a lot more enjoyable and some nice punc/langos always helps fight the winter blues. All in all a highly recommended experience.
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