Yesterday, my mom and I went to REAL, which is the German version of Walmart and I must say that it was a bit on the gross side. You know when you walk into a Walmart and there is something not right with the lighting and it makes the store almost feel dirty…well this is how this store felt. We did find some good stuff for cheap such as hangers, Christmas decorations, champagne, under the bed storage, and lego advent calendars (my mom bought these for her future grand kids). Afterwards, I brought my mom to a store called Butlers which has a variety of home goods and Christmas decorations. My mom loved this store and we may even go to the larger one in Odeonsplatz tomorrow as I think she wants to see what they have as well. After looking around and purchasing some ornaments and other items for my flat, we decided to check out the Sendlinger Tor Christmas Market. It was around 17:30 uhr and it was filled with the after work crowd, but we noticed that this market was filled with more locals than tourists, which was nice. We had our mugs of gluhwien and I actually ended up holding a two minute conversation with three German men. My mom was very impressed as I was speaking German. I was pretty proud of myself!
We love the Christmas Markets!!!
We then decided to bring food in from the Mexican restaurant near our flat as Brad had German class and we wanted him to eat with us. Of course my mom wanted to have the bottle of bubbly we purchased at REAL, so to ensure that it would be chilled in time, I placed it on our patio under a bed of snow. I love our huge freezer! Off to the galleria to find Brad some boots as he finally admitted to needing them…I guess he almost slipped four times yesterday.
Wir vermissen dich – die Gauntletts
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