Each year, Waterloo city builds a huge tent which hosts the Christmas market and also a place for ice skating.
Christmas market 2011
There are many local artisants who sell their products in various little stalls. And each year I go there to see if I can get a handmade something. This year I completely forgot, because on Sunday we did our Christmas decoration, and also the weather was very bad it rained cats and dogs.
Being an optimist, I thought maybe I still can take some pictures of when they dismantle the whole thing.
Unfortunately I had been too late, the stalls were gone and they had nearly finished with dismantling !
Together with a grey and rainy day it looked rather sad. But I wasn't too disappointed, I had realized already last year, it's always the same, and people told me that I hadn't missed anything as it was even worse then last year. At least I have seen how a Christmas market is dismantled !
But I certainly will not miss the Brussels' Christmas market which is quite famous with its 250 stalls.
Oh I do love a good market!
ReplyDeleteHi Gattina .. sorry you missed out this year - but the weather's been awful .. the market workers really do put most of us to shame at the hours they work .. hard graft ... cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteHow interesting that they enclose the whole thing in a tent. I'm surprised they've finished so early though, I'd have thought they'd go straight through to Christmas Eve (or are you all done gifting by then?).
ReplyDeleteGreat tour!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteGot great photos, though ~
ReplyDelete(A Creative Harbor) aka ArtMuseDog and Carol ^_^
It always looks sad when they dismantle things. Although I bet you won't be sorry when they dismantle that lovely Christmas tree on the Grand Place!
ReplyDeleteOh what fun! I wish I was there!~
ReplyDeleteOh I love Christmas Markets like this You never know what you will find next.
ReplyDeleteWe have snow today. My son was waiting all night for it and then at 4 am he went out with the dog to play in the snow.
What fun for both of them.
It will melt soon so we enjoy it while we can.
I like Christmas markets and there's a good one in Eugene, but I too forgot to go before we left Oregon.
ReplyDeleteso sorry the weather didn't cooperate with the market
ReplyDeletethe reflections on wet pavement are pretty
Why dismantle? Christmas and New Year is a time for slow shopping.
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