It's the first day of winter today and also our final look at the Manchester Christmas Markets. The markets close today and this photo finds us over by the craft and gift market at The Triangle, with some Christmas revellers also enjoying the festive views from the Manchester wheel.
So the Christmas Marketeers are about to leave town. The traders from Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lapland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Romanian Transyvlania, Spain and Switzerland (is there anywhere I've missed?) have to start their long treks back to continental Europe to get home in time for Christmas.
Bon Voyage, and
Frohe Weihnachten, Joyeux Noël, Καλά Χριστούγεννα, Buon Natale, Hyvää joulua, Crăciun fericit, feliz navidad.
Wish we had Christmas markets like that here. What great fun! Seems like they close rather soon, but then, as you say, the sellers do need time to get back home!
ReplyDeleteYes, and they have been here for a month so everyone has plenty of time to visit them ;-)
ReplyDeleteHopefully it was a good year for all the traders involved.
ReplyDeleteWe've had a European style Christmas Market in Vancouver for two years. I'm told by those who know, that it was quite authentic.
ReplyDeleteGreat Banner Chrissy.
What a wonderful mean to learn geography. Please have a good Thursday ahead.
ReplyDeleteI wish we had an evening Christmas market. Looks like fun.
ReplyDeleteStavanger have tried to have marked like this, but it is too complicated here.
ReplyDeleteLooks so nice and cosy!
GOD JUL / GODT NYTT ÅR!
MERRY CHRISTMAS / HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I like the two perspectives! Hope you're having a terrific Yuletide
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