Check Off the Life Bucket List - German Christmas Markets!

Our final stop in Germany was Munich - what a fun city!  The architecture is lovely - they have a beautiful cuckoo clock in their town hall!   During our two day visit, we spent several hours in the Residenz and Treasury - which included all of their crown jewels and a look at the rooms inside their Bavarian urban palace.  It was stunning and I highly recommend. We visited the BMW museum as well which was interesting from a marketing perspective.  Talk about clear brand articulation.  In my current role, I am a bit jealous about how clearly they have articulated their brand and defined their niche.

We also spent time exploring their neat German cookware stores - a good opportunity to upgrade our cookie cutter collection.  Christmas baking, here we come.

Throughout our time, we happily wandered through their German Christmas Market.  This is an item on my personal life bucket list that was quickly checked off.  It totally lived up up to my expectations - amazing Christmas ornaments, yummy food, and mulled wine stalls at every turn.  It was magical and if you can plan a trip to the Christmas markets, I recommend it whole heartedly! Below are a few of the photos from Munich:

Townhall lit up:

My favorite little spot in the Christmas market - they had the best food:

A life-sized Christmas pyramid!!! My mom always had one of these on our kitchen table during the holidays (but about 1/100th of the size)

Adorable stall for mulled wine (Gluhwein)