Sunday December 9th
I took a break from skiing today, because I went Monday too,
and just relaxed and went to a couple Bregenz chirstmas markets with my host
family. First, we went to the main market in the middle of Bregenz – the one I
saw shortly with Mark. There were a lot more lights, people, stands and
festivities in general though, since it was the weekend. We passed through quickly,
and admired the stands, but it was very cold so we kept moving. Next we went up
the the old city market. Back when Bregenz was more of a fortress than a city,
it had large city walls enclosing it. Now, that part of the city is called the
Alte Stadt, and is home to some of the most beautiful churches and homes. There
was a very nice little market with hand-made goods there, and we looked around
for a little while before going up in the tower. Up above we got a piece of
cake and looked at a little museum and could see the little market down below. We
got a hot drink and a snack at one of the stands, then returned home.
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| "The skinniest house of Europe is only 57cm wide" - in Bregenz |
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| The arch entering the main market |
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| Walking down the main street |
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| A jewelry stand |
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| It had great lights |
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| A carousel |
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| This stand was a full pizza kitchen |
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| The recently renovated Bregenz Museum (done by my host dad's company Rhomberg) |
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| Walking up to the old part of the city |
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| Die Alter Markt |
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| We climbed this tower |
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| Looking back the way I came |
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| Going down into a small basement with more stands |
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| Glass blowing |
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| The old staircase |
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| Going up! |
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| Looking down at the market through a dirty window |
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| The little museum |
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| Another level |
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| A wintery Bregenz |
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| Getting a hot drink and a snack |
